Gorachand Mangaraj vs Ananta Narayan Jena

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2026 Supreme(Ori) 71

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA, CUTTACK
ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA
Gorachand Mangaraj – Appellant
Versus
Ananta Narayan Jena – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Bidyadhar Mishra, Sr. Advocate, Mr. T. K. Biswal, Adv.
For the Opp. Party :Mr. S.K. Dash, Sr. Advocate, Mr. A.K. Otta, Adv.

Table of Content
1. necessity of documents in election petitions (Para 1)
2. arguments for and against document relevance (Para 2 , 3)
3. court's duty to ensure fair trial (Para 4 , 6)
4. criteria for calling documents (Para 5)
5. order allowing document procurement (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10)

JUDGMENT :

ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA, J.

1. This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the Election Petitioner in Election Petition No.11 of 2024 praying for calling for the documents indicated in the schedule of the I.A. from the custody of the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Odisha, Bhubaneswar stating in the I.A. that, the documents mentioned in the schedule of the I.A. are very much necessary and essential to decide the issues and to substantiate the pleadings of the Election Petitioner.

The documents indicated in the I.A. as SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS are in the custody of the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Odisha, Bhubaneswar. If the said documents will not be called for from the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, he (Election Petitioner) shall be prejudiced and will suffer irreparable loss and injury.

2. Heard from the learned Senior Counsel for the