Uttam Murmu v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

WPC(OAC) No.4366 of 2015 Uttam Murmu ....

Petitioners Mr. M.K. Mohanty along with Mr. M.R. Pradhan, Advocate -versusState of Odisha & others ....

Opp.parties Mr. Pusparaj Bharadwaj, Addl. Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE M.S.SAHOO

ORDER

15 .07.2022 Order No.

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

2. The writ petition has been registered before this Court on 23.12.2021, after the Original Application was transferred from the learned Odisha Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack Bench, Cuttack upon its abolition.

4. On perusal of the available order-sheets of the learned Tribunal, it is indicated that notices were issued by the learned Tribunal on 23.12.2015 and the matter was never taken up/pursued after 04.02.2016. Counter on behalf of opposite party no.1 filed before the learned Tribunal dated 25.05.2016 is available on record.

5. The Original Application was filed by the petitioner before the learned Tribunal in the year 2015, challenging his place of posting upon suspension when the applicant/petitioner was working as Welfare Extension Officer-II, Kaptipada. The applicant was put under suspension vide order dated 02.12.2015 in contemplation of the disciplinary proceeding.

6. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the matter has been rendered infructuous by efflux of time.

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7. Learned Additional Standing Counsel referring to the counter filed by respondent no.2 submits that nothing would survive at present considering the nature of grievance, i.e., challenge to the order of suspension dated 02.12.2015 in contemplation of the disciplinary proceeding.

8. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is disposed of.

( M.S.Sahoo) Judge Gs