IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

AFR

W.P.(C) No.27047 of 2024

Jamunabai Sahu @ Jamuna …. Petitioner

Sahu

Mr. Sudeep Kumar Sarangi, Senior Advocate

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-Versus

State of Odisha & others …. Opposite Parties

Mr. Prabir Kumar Ray, AGA

Mr. Samir Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate for O.P. No.5

CORAM:

JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK

DATE OF HEARING: 26.08.2025

DATE OF JUDGMENT:29.11.2025

1. Instant writ petition is filed by the petitioner assailing the impugned order as at Annexure-6 of opposite party No.2 with a further direction to the said authority not to disengage him from the post of Sarpanch, Bharuamunda Gram Panchayat on the grounds inter alia that such decision is legally untenable and therefore, the same liable to be interfered with in the

interest of justice.

2. According to the petitioner, opposite party No.5 moved an application under Section 26 of the Odisha Grama Panchayats Act, 1964 (hereinafter referred to ‘the Act’) registered as Misc. Case No.18 of 2022 alleging therein disqualification of the petitioner under Section 25(1)(v) thereof and the same was allowed by opposite party No.2

solely on the basis of the allegations received from him without affording any opportunity to either to examine the