Chief Fire Officer vs Bidyadhar Jena
2023 Latest Caselaw 12216 Ori

Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 12216 Ori
Judgement Date : 9 October, 2023

Orissa High Court

Chief Fire Officer vs Bidyadhar Jena on 9 October, 2023

                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
                                      W.A. No.1613 of 2022



            Chief Fire Officer, Odisha, ....                            Appellants
            Cuttack and another
                                                         Mr. R. N. Mishra, AGA
                                           -versus-
            Bidyadhar Jena                      ....                  Respondent
                                                      Mr. B. K. Sahoo, Advocate

                       CORAM:
                       ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE DR. B. R. SARANGI
                       MR. JUSTICE M. S. RAMAN
                                          ORDER

09.10.2023 Order No. I. A. No.3770 of 2022 and W.A. No.1613 of 2022

02. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2. The above Interlocutory Application has been filed for condonation of delay of 219 days in filing the writ appeal.

3. As it appears, the order impugned has been passed on 22.03.2022, the writ appeal has been filed on 26.11.2022 and in the meantime, more than 219 days have passed. Therefore, the writ appeal suffers from delay and laches.

4. In that view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to entertain this writ appeal at this belated stage, as the writ appeal suffers from delay and laches, in view of the judgment/order of this Court in the case of State of Odisha v. Surama Manjari Das (in W.P.(C) No.15763 of 2021 dismissed on 16.07.2021), which has been confirmed by the Apex Court in SLP (C) Diary No.9259 of 2023 vide order dated 02.03.2023.

5. Accordingly, the I.A. and the writ appeal merit no consideration and the same are hereby dismissed.

6. The interim order passed on 28.03.2023 stands vacated.

(DR. B. R. SARANGI) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

(M. S. RAMAN) JUDGE M. Panda

Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed

Designation: Secretary Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 10-Oct-2023 20:44:48