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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY
Gopal Krishna Behera – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge against debarment from examinations. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. details of case, examination process, and allegations. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. court's assessment of the legality of the commission's actions. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. quashing of the improper debarment order. (Para 8) |
JUDGMENT :
Biraja Prasanna Satapathy, J.
Since the issue involved in the present batch of writ petitions is identical, all the matters were heard analogously and disposed of by the present common order.
2. All the writ petitions have been filed inter alia challenging order dtd.12.05.2025 so passed by the authorities of Odisha Staff Selection Commission (in short Commission), whereby Petitioners have been debarred to appear in any examination conducted by the Commission for a period of 6 years starting from 16.07.2023 to 15.07.2029 and with a further order to cancel the candidature in all examination in which Petitioners have approached w.e.f.16.07.2023 to the date of passing of the order.
3. Learned Sr. Counsel appearing for the Petitioners in the present batch of writ petitions, contended that initially the Commission issued an advertisement on 02.11.2022 inviting applications to fill up 1008 posts of Juni
The absence of formal charges against candidates involved in exam malpractice renders extended penalties disproportionate and unjust, necessitating procedural fairness in disciplinary actions.
The court upheld the Commission’s authority to conduct a second written examination to rectify previous evaluation errors, affirming the necessity for fair recruitment practices.
Service Law – Staff selection – Posts of Auditor – Examination - OMR sheets – Verification of - So far as verification of OMR sheets was concerned, that was done by the Officers of the Economic Offen....
The court established that the condition of passing the Preliminary Examination is mandatory, but equitable relief can be granted based on performance in subsequent stages.
The Public Service Commission acted within its authority to cancel and reissue notifications for recruitment, and participants cannot challenge the process post-results.
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