State Of Odisha vs Chakradhar Prasad Gantayat
2022 Latest Caselaw 2661 Ori

                             IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
                                          WA No. 321 of 2022

                   State of Odisha                               ....                     Appellant
                                                                         Mr. M.K. Khuntia, AGA

                                                          -versus-
                   Chakradhar Prasad Gantayat                    ....                   Respondent
                                                            Mr. Sukanta Kumar Dalai, Advocate


                                         CORAM:
                                         JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH
                                          JUSTICE M.S. RAMAN
                                                          ORDER (Oral)

            Order No.                                      17.05.2022
             01.        1.           This matter is taken up by virtual/physical mode.

2. Before we proceed further, we direct the Appellant- Department to verify the allegations in the vigilance enquiry/investigation/trial as well as the charges levelled in the Departmental enquiry proceeding, wherein the Respondent (Petitioner in W.P.(C) No.10919 of 2021) has been exonerated.

3. List on 30th June, 2022.

4. Let the Petitioner be promoted on ad hoc basis in terms of the impugned judgment with notional benefits before the next date, subject, of course, to the decision of the present appeal as well as the outcome of the criminal trial.

Issue urgent certified copy as per rules.

                                                                                 (Jaswant Singh)
                                                                                       Judge

                                                                                 (M.S. Raman)
                                                                                    Judge

Laxmikant     May 17, 2022 Cuttack