Braja Bihari Dash v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

WPC(OA) No.223 of 2013 Braja Bihari Dash ....

Petitioner None -versusState of Odisha & others ....

Opp.Parties Mr. D. Mund, Addl. Govt. Advocate

CORAM:

JUSTICE M.S.SAHOO

ORDER

24.02.2022 Order No.

1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. The writ petition has been renumbered and registered before this Court on 10.08.2021 after being transferred, upon abolition of Odisha Administrative Tribunal, Bhubaneswar. On perusal of the available order-sheet of the learned Tribunal, it is found that the matter was never taken up after 29.01.2013.

The original application was filed in the year 2013 by the applicant/petitioner, who was 56 years of age, was working as Junior Clerk in the office of District Panchayat Officer, Sambalpur, praying for a direction to quash the order dated 27.08.2012 as at Anmnexure-11 issued by the opposite party no.1-Government of Odisha in the Revenue & Disaster Management Department rejecting the application of the petitioner under the provision of the Right to Information Act. It is submitted by the learned Addl. Govt. Advocate that such order is appealable before the State Information Commission.

// 2 // Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to pursue the remedy available under law, if so advised, in accordance with the provisions of law. ( M.S.Sahoo) Judge Gs