DR. KRISHNA NANDA v. STATE OF ODISHA
Court: High Court of Orissa
Bench: MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY
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Case summary
High Court of Orissa judgment dated 2026-04-10. DR. KRISHNA NANDA v. STATE OF ODISHA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W. P. (C) No. 10565 of 2026 Dr. Krishna Nanda …. Petitioner Mr. K. C. Sahu, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha & …. Opp. Parties Others Mr. S. Das, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER Order 10. 04. 2026 No 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical) Mode. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Parties. 3. Petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition with the following prayer:- “It is therefore humbly prayed that the Hon'ble Court be graciously pleased to pass following relief(s): (i) The Hon'ble Court be pleased to Allow the writ petition; (ii) The Hon'ble Court be graciously pleased to direct the 0pp. Party no.
1 to 3 for appointment of the petitioner as Dental Surgeon, Group-A (Junior) in the vacant post in view of her higher position above the cut-off marks in respect of her UR category in the merit list so also in view of the appointment as well as continuance in service of lesser meritorious candidates including the 0pp. Party no. 4 to 7 as Dental Surgeon, Group-A // 2 // (Junior) in respect of the same recruitment with all consequential benefits within the time bound period for the interest of justice. (iii) The Hon'ble Court be pleased to pass any other Writ(s), Direction(s), Order(s) as this Hon'ble Court may be deemed fit and proper. ” 4. However, taking into account the claim raised in the present Writ Petition, liberty is granted to the Petitioner to make a detailed representation before Opp. Party No. 3 by enclosing all the relevant documents and citations in support of his claim, if any, within a period of three weeks hence. 5.
It is observed that if such a representation is filed within the aforesaid period, Opp. Party No. 3 shall do well to take a lawful decision on the same within a period of three months from the date of receipt of such representation. The order so passed by the Opp. Party No. 3 be communicated to the petitioner within the aforesaid time period. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (Biraja Prasanna Satapathy) Judge Basudev
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