Dr.Namita Sahu v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

WPC(OAC) No. 2941 of 2015 Dr. Namita Sahu ....

Petitioner Mr. T.K. Nayak along with Mr. B.D.

Satapathy, Advocate -versusState of Odisha & others ....

Opp. Parties Mr. Pusparaj Bharadwaj, ASC for O.Ps. 1 to 3 None for opposite parties 4 and 5

CORAM:

JUSTICE M.S. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

06.07.2022 01.

RJ 1.

This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2.

The writ petition has been registered before this Court on 21st December, 2021, after the original application was transferred from the learned Odisha Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack Bench, Cuttack upon its abolition.

3.

On perusal of the available order sheets of the learned Tribunal, it is indicated that notices were issued on 19.08.2015 and the matter was never taken up/pursued thereafter. Counter by opposite party no.3 dated 11.01.2016 in on record. 4.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he has no up-to-date instruction to pursue the matter at present on behalf of the petitioner.

5.

It is submitted by the learned ASC referring to the counter as well as averments made in the writ petition that nothing would survive for adjudication as the challenge in the O.A. is to the non-selection of the petitioner to be engaged as post of Sr. Resident/Tutor in the Department of Paediatrics and the said engagement was for a particular period which would be over by

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It is further submitted that subsequently also in the last six years, advertisements were made for filling-up for those posts and other candidates would have got appointed as Sr. Resident/Tutor.

6.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is disposed of for lack of up-to-date instruction from the petitioner granting liberty to revive the petition within sixty days for any surviving cause of action.

(M.S. Sahoo) Judge