MADHUSMITA MAJHI v. STATE OF ODISHA
Court: High Court of Orissa
Bench: DR. JUSTICE S.K. PANIGRAHI
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Orissa judgment dated 2024-12-05. MADHUSMITA MAJHI 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. 30455 of 2024 Madhusmita Majhi …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Dillip Kumar Ray, Adv. -versus- The State of Orissa & Ors. …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Sonak Mishra, ASC CORAM: DR. JUSTICE S. K. PANIGRAHI ORDER Order 05. 12. 2024 No. 02. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. In filing this Writ Petition, the Petitioner being a Government employee, has challenged the order of his transfer vide Annexure-1. Apart from the above challenge, the Petitioner has also made the following prayer:- “Therefore, it is humbly prayed that Your Lordships would graciously be pleased to direct the Opp No. 1 to make the transfer of the petitioner either in the district of Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur or Kendrapara District or near by district of Cuttack district where the similar posts are lying vacant considering family problem by modifying the order dtd 08. 10. 2024 only in case of the petitioner for interest of Justice. ” 3.
Learned counsel for the Petitioner, at the outset, submits that on the selfsame issue the Petitioner has already Signature Not Verifiedventilated his grievance by way of a representation vide Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Annexure-3 before the Principal Secretary, Food Supplies & Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 06-Dec-2024 18:13:27 Consumer Welfare Department, Government of Odisha/ Opposite Party No. 1 which is still pending. 4. Considering the submission made on behalf of the Petitioner, this Court without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case of the Petitioner, directs the Principal Secretary, Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Department, Government of Odisha/ Opposite Party No. 1 to look into the grievance of the Petitioner vide Annexure-3 and pass a lawful order in the matter within a period of one month from the date of presentation of an authenticated copy of this order. 5.
Keeping in view the further submission made on behalf of the Petitioner, this Court again directs that till a decision on the representation at the instance of the Petitioner is taken by the Opposite Party No. 1 the order of transfer vide Annexure- 1 shall not be given effect to in respect of the Petitioner only. 6. This Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. S. K. Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 06-Dec-2024 18:13:27
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