Dipti Ranjan Pattanaik v. State Of Odisha
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No. 20026 of 2021 Dipti Ranjan Pattanaik & others ....
Petitioners Mr. R.N. Prusty, Advocate -versusState of Odisha & others ....
Opp. Parties Mr. D. Mohapatra, SC (S & ME) for opposite parties 1 and 2 Mr. S.S. Rao, Advocate for BSEO.P.No.3
CORAM:
JUSTICE M.S. SAHOO Order No.
ORDER
13.04.2022 03.
1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. RJ 2.
It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that by Notification No.775 dated 12.01.2022 issued by the Government of Odisha, Department of School and Mass Education, a corrigendum has been issued omitting "with minimum 50% marks in aggregate" appearing in Row-7 Para-5(c) of the guidelines for conducting Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET) vide Resolution dated 17th September, 2016.
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Learned Standing Counsel also submits that such a resolution has been issued by the Department of School and Mass Education.
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Mr. S.S. Rao, learned counsel along with Mr. B.K. Mohanty appears and waives of notice on behalf of opposite party no.3-Board of Secondary Education.
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The grievance in the writ petition no more survives in view of the issuance of the corrigendum as the petitioners had raised a grievance that the minimum qualifying marks of 50% (in +2 Exam) deprive them from participating in the selection
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As directed by this Court by interim order dated 16.07.2021 in I.A. No.9205 of 2021, the petitioners had appeared at the examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education and their result has been kept in sealed cover awaiting result of the writ petition.
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Accordingly, it is directed that the results of the petitioners shall be published and if the petitioners ultimately are found to have succeeded in the examination, their Certificates also have to be issued expeditiously to them so as to enable them to participate in the selection process. 8.
The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (M.S. Sahoo) Judge