S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Item No.25:

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 28456/2023

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 08-08-2022 in WPC(OA) No. 2234/2016 passed by the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack)

STATE OF ODISHA & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

DEBARCHANDRA THAKUR Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.149097/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.149098/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

WITH Diary No(s). 29401/2023 (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.150870/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.150873/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No(s). 13960/2023 (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.153519/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.153520/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.153518/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

Diary No(s). 13177/2023

(IA No.153744/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.153746/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.153741/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

With Item No.65: SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 13335/2023 (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.155593/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.155595/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.155594/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

WITH Diary No(s). 14898/2023

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Diary No(s). 14943/2023 (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.153927/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.153932/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.153935/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS) Date : 14-08-2023 These petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY S. OKA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL For Petitioner(s) Mr. P.S.Patwalia,Sr.Adv. Mr. S.Debabrata Reddy,Adv. Mr. Ramendra Mohan Patnaik, AOR

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

S.L.P.(CIVIL) Diary Nos.28456/2023, 29401/2023, 13960/2023, 13177/2023 and 13335/2023

Applications for exemption from filing certified copy of the impugned judgment are allowed.

Issue notice on the applications for condonation of delay as well as on the Special Leave Petitions.

To be heard along with SLP(Civil)Diary No.8465 of 2023 and connected matters.

While we are staying the impugned orders, we make it clear that no recovery shall be initiated against those who have been already granted relief in terms of the impugned order of the Odisha Administrative Tribunal.

S.L.P.(CIVIL) Diary Nos.14898/2023 and 14943/2023

Applications for exemption from filing certified copy of the impugned judgment are allowed.

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Issue notice on the applications for condonation of delay as well as on the Special Leave Petitions.

To be heard along with SLP(Civil)Diary No.8465 of 2023 and connected matters.

(ANITA MALHOTRA) (AVGV RAMU) AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER