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Ashalata Biswal v. State Of Odisha

2022-04-11Mr. Justice M.S.Sahoo2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

WPC(OAC) No. 1285 of 2012 Ashalata Biswal ....

Petitioner Mr. P.K.Mohapatra along with Mr. K.K.Swain, Advocate -versusState of Odisha and others .... Opposite Parties Mr. Rajesh Kumar Tripathy, ASC

CORAM:

JUSTICE M.S.SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

11.4.2022

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

2. When the matter was last taken up on 22.2.2022, following order was passed after hearing learned counsel for the parties :

"This matter is taken up by hybrid mode.

The writ petition is registered on 29.11.2021 before this Court after the O.A.

was transferred from the learned Orissa Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack Bench, Cuttack upon its abolition.

On perusal of the available order sheets of the learned Tribunal it is indicated that the matter was never taken up after 4.10.2012.

The O.A. was filed in the year 2012 challenging the order dated 23.4.2012 (Annexure-4) issued by the Director, Family Welfare Department, Orissa, Bhubaneswar reverting the petitioner/applicant to the post of Multi Purpose Health Worker (Female) from the post of Lady Health Visitor.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that since the matter is an old one, he is unable to trace out the file immediately and may be accommodated.

Learned Standing Counsel submits that the petitioner would have retired in the year on attaining the age of

// 2 // superannuation and due to long lapse of time, nothing would survive in the present writ petition.

As prayed for by the learned counsel for the petitioner list on 11.4.2022."

3. 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.

4. Learned Standing Counsel reiterates the submissions on behalf of the State as noted in the order dated 22.02.2022.

5. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is disposed of for lack instructions on behalf of the petitioner granting liberty to revive the same within sixty days for any surviving cause of action.

(M.S.Sahoo) Judge dutta