Purna Chandra Nayak v. State Of Odisha

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

WA No. 577 of 2018 Purna Chandra Nayak and others .... Appellants Mr. S.Mallik, Advocate -versusState of Odisha and others ....

Respondents Mr.D.K.Mohanty,AGA

CORAM:

THE CHIEF JUSTICE JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH Order No.

ORDER

20.10.2022 02.

1. The Gram Panchayat elections have already concluded. Therefore, the legal bar to entertaining the writ petition challenging the de-limitation exercise does not hold any longer. Consequently, while setting aside the impugned Order of the learned Single Judge, this Court restores W.P (C) No.18774 of 2018 to the file of the roster Bench of the learned Single Judge where it will be listed on 3rd January, 2023.

2. The respective Respondents (Opposite Parties in the writ petition) will file their replies to the said petition on or before 19th December, 2022 and rejoinder thereto, if any, be filed before the next date before the learned Single Judge i.e. 3rd January, 2023. No further time will be granted for this purpose.

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3. The learned Single Judge is requested to proceed with hearing the petition on merits and dispose of it as expeditiously as possible.

4. The writ appeal is disposed of in the above terms. (Dr. S. Muralidhar) Chief Justice (Chittaranjan Dash) Judge B.C.Mohanty