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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
B.P.ROUTRAY
All Orissa Contractors’ Association, Bhubaneswar – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. lack of representation of contractors in the board. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. significance of contractor representation acknowledged. (Para 5 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. legal criteria for board composition under the act. (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 4. order to include contractors in future board. (Para 12 , 13) |
JUDGMENT :
B.P. Routray, J.
1. Heard Mr. J.K. Mohapatra, learned Advocate for the Petitioner and Mr. T.K. Dash, learned Additional Government Advocate for State-Opposite Party.
2. The grievance of the Petitioner is that the Orissa Contractors’ Association, which is a body of all registered contractors in the State, has been left unrepresented in the Odisha Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (in short, “the Board”) since 2020. The Petitioner has further prayed for due representation of Contractors’ Association as one of the important employers.
3. Though the Petitioner in specific has prayed for quashing of the Notification dated 07.02.2020 under Annexure-2 and the impugned order dated 19.08.2022 under Annexure-5, but his general grievance is for giving proper representation to the Contractors’ Association in the Board.
4. The Petitioner had earlier approached this Court and this Cou
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