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2019 Supreme(Ori) 619

BISWANATH RATH
Tomala Sahu – Appellant
Versus
State of Orissa – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : B.K. Mohanty, Learned Counsel.
For the Respondents: Learned State Counsel and Learned Counsel.

ORDER :

Biswanath Rath, J.

1. Heard Sri B.K. Mohanty, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned State Counsel and learned counsel for the contesting opposite parties.

2. This writ petition involves a challenge to the order at Annexure-3.

3. Referring to the powers of the Orissa State Commission for Women, learned counsel for the petitioners contended that for the restricted power of the Commission under Section 10(1)(d) read with Section 10(3) of the Orissa State Commission for Women Act, 1993, the Commission has no power of directing recovery of dowry article and also authorizing the complainant to collect the house rent from the tenant for her livelihood. It is in the circumstance, learned counsel for the petitioner prayed for interference in the order at-Annexure-3 and setting aside the same.

4. On issuing notice, the contesting O.Ps. 3 to 6 have appeared. Learned counsel appearing for them have no dispute to the position involving the Orissa State Commission for Women Act, 1993 but however, taking this Court to the nature of complaint contended that for an Act being framed empowering the Commission to work for the purpose, there should not be any restriction on the Commission in

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