Subrat Bhoi v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

WA No. 711 of 2021 ....

Appellants Subrat Bhoi, Jharsuguda and another Mr. Durga Prasad Nanda, Senior Advocate with Mr. Swastik Dalai, Advocate -versusState of Odisha through Secretary, Lok Seva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar and Others ....

Respondents

CORAM:

JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH JUSTICE M. S. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER (Oral) 10.01.2022 03.

1. Though this matter was not in today's list, on being mentioned, the same was taken up.

2. This matter is taken up through virtual mode.

3. The present writ appeal is directed against the order dated 09.10.2020 passed by learned Single Judge in WP(C) No. 24789 of 2020 along with I. A No. 11476 of 2020, whereby the writ petition along with I.A. were disposed of, with the liberty granted to the Petitioners/Appellants to make a representation to the Opposite Party/Respondent No. 2-Collector, Jharsuguda within three days i.e. by 12.10.2020, who was thereupon to take a decision, whether to hold a fresh public hearing in respect of the proposed expansion of the output capacity of an existing Aluminium Smelter Plant from 16 LTPA to 18 LTPA.

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4. Upon notice of the present appeal, the Respondents have put their appearance.

5. Now both the Appellants i.e. Subrat Bhoi & Tejraj Kumura have, through their counsel, moved I.A. Nos. 2390 of 2021 and 2401 of 2021 along with their affidavits, seeking an unconditional withdrawal of the present appeal. Counsels for the respondents have no objection.

6. In view of the content of the aforesaid I.As., the present appeal is disposed of as withdrawn.

7. As the restrictions due to resurgence of COVID-19 situation are continuing, learned counsel for the parties may utilize a printout of the order available in the High Court's website, at par with certified copy, subject to attestation by the concerned advocate, in the manner prescribed vide Court's Notice No. 4587, dated 25th March, 2020, modified by Notice No. 4798, dated 15th April 2021, and Court's Office Order circulated vide Memo No. 514 and 515 dated 7th January, 2022.

(Jaswant Singh) Judge (M. S. Sahoo) Judge January 10th 2022 Cuttack AKPradhan