Juthika Mohanty vs State Administrative Tribunal

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2001 Supreme(Ori) 257

R.K.PATRA, P.K.PATRA
Juthika Mohanty – Appellant
Versus
State Administrative Tribunal – Respondent

Advocates:
For Petitioner(s):M/s. R. K. Mohapatra, Sanjib Swain S. Patra and S. Panda
in O. J. C.Nos. 10973/11240, 11561 and 11562/97 and OJC 5413/99
M/s. Jagannath Patnaik, R. Ch. Mohanty, A. A. Das, B. Mohanty, R. Rath, T. K. Patnaik, S. Das and P. K. Nayak in OJC Nos. 11093 to 11096/97 and O.J.C 4455/99
M/s. A. K. Mishra, B. B. Acharya, J. Sengupta, D. K. Panda, P. R. J. Dash, C. Mohanty and G. Sinha in OJC Nos. 15966 to 15968 and 16132/99 and OJC Nos. 17607/98, 5944 and
5945/99
M/s. Rajani Ch. Mohanty, B. K. Raj, T. Mishra , S. Das and K. Swain in OJC 4136/99
M/s. Sanjit Mohanty and P. K. Rath in O. J. C. 3460/99
Mr. A. N. Routray, Addl. Government Advocate in O.J.C. No. 3135/99 and 4189/2000
For Opp. Parties:Additional Government Advocate for O. Ps. 2 to 4 in OJC Nos. 10973, 11240, 11561, 11562, 11563 to 16968/16132/97 O.Ps.1 and 2 in O.J.C. Nos. 17507/98, 3460/99, 4136/99 and 4165/99 and for O.Ps. 1 to 3 in O. J. C. Nos. 5413/99 and 5945/99
M/s. G. Rath, Senior Advocate and Shri B. R. Sarangi in O.P. No. 6 in O. J. C. No. 17607/99 O. P. No. 4 in O. J. C. 3460/99, O. P. No. 5 in O. J. C. 5945/99O. P. No. 2 in O. J. C. No. 4189/2000 and for O. P. No.8in OJC No. 4455/99
M/s. Rajani Ch. Mohanty, B. K. Raj and T. Mishra for O. P. Nos. 4 and 5 in O. J. C. Nos. 17607/98 and 4189/2000 and for Principal M. K. C. G. Medical College in O. J. C. No. 10973/97
M/s. A. K. Mishra, B. B. Acharya, J. Sengupta, D. K. Panda, P. R. J. Dash, C. Mohanty and G. Sinha for O. P. No. 9 in OJC Nos. 11093 to 11096 of 1997 and for O. P. No. 3 in OJC No. 4189/2000
M/s. D. R. Pattanayak, M. K. Khuntia, N. S. Panda and A. K. Rout¬ray for O. P. Dr. Prativa Devi in O. J. C. Nos. 10973, 11240, 11561and 11562/97 for O. P. No. 1 in OJC Nos. 11093 to 11096/97 and O. J. C. Nos. 15966 to 15968 and 16132/97,
for O. P. No. 4 in OJC 4136/99 and O. P. No. 5 in OJC 5413/99
Shri Monoranjan Mohanty and Shri S. K. Patnaik for OPSC.

JUDGMENT

R. K. PATRA, J. — All the aforesaid writ petitions divided into two sets. The first set consists of O. J. C. No. 10973 of 1997, 11093 to 11096 of 1997, 11240 of 1997, 11561 of 1997, 11562 of 1997, 15966 of 1997, 15967 of 1997, 15968 of 1997, 16132 of 1997, 3185 of 1999, 5413 of 1999 and 5944 of 1999. The second set consists of O. J. C. Nos. 17607 of 1998, 3460 of 1999, 4136 of 1999, 4455 of 1999, 5945 of 1999 and 4189 of 2000.

In the first set of cases, the petitioners have prayed for quashing of order dated 3. 7. 1997 of the Chairman, Orissa Admin¬istrative Tribunal, Cuttack Bench, Cuttack in O. A. Nos. 2250 (C) of 1993, 2747 (C) of 1994, 3 (C) of 1995 and 746 (C) of 1998 and order dated 9.3.1999 of Bhubaneswar Bench of the Tribunal in O. A. No. 464 (C) of 1998 and O. A. No. 3247 (C) of 1997. One of the grounds of challenge is that under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, a single member of the Administrative Tribunal has no jurisdiction to decide the vires of a statute and declare the Orissa Medical Education Service (Appointment of Junior Teachers Validation) Act, 1993, as ultra vires the Constitution.

In the second set of cases, the petitioners have prayed for qu

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Cases Referred (10)

R.K.PATRA, P.K.PATRA
Juthika Mohanty – Appellant
Versus
State Administrative Tribunal – Respondent