Radhakrishna Pattnaik v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

WPC (OA) No.1557 of 2015 Radhakrishna Pattnaik ....

Petitioner Ms. Nandita Patra along with Mr. Pradeep Kumar Mahapatra, Advocate -versusState of Odisha & others ....

Opp.parties Mr.Sasanka Sekhar Patra, ASC for O.P.Nos.1 to 3 Opp.Party nos.4 & 5- None

CORAM:

JUSTICE M.S.SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

21.06.2022

01. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2. The writ petition has been renumbered and registered before this Court on 21.08.2021 after being transferred, upon abolition of the learned Odisha Administrative Tribunal, Bhubaneswar.

3. On perusal of the available order-sheets of the learned Tribunal, it is indicated that notices were issued on 19.06.2015 and the matter was never taken up/pursued after 03.10.2018.

4. The Original Application was filed by the petitioner, who had retired from the Government service as Forest Guard in the year 2015 challenging the punishment of stoppage of pension and other retiral benefits, pursuant to the order of conviction passed by the learned Special Judge Vigilance, Jeypore in G.R.Case No.7 of 1998(V) under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

5. Learned Additional Standing Counsel referring to the counter dated 24.01.2015 filed before the learned Tribunal

// 2 // submits that the writ petition is devoid of any merit and is liable to be dismissed.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no up-to-date instruction to pursue the matter at present on behalf of the petitioner.

7. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is disposed of for lack of up-to-date instruction from the petitioner to pursue the matter.

8. Any subsisting interim order stands vacated.

9. The petitioner shall have liberty to revive the writ petition within sixty days for any subsisting cause of action. ( M.S.Sahoo) Judge Gs