IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) NO. 27070 OF 2023

In the matter of an application under Article 226 of the

Constitution of India.

Sarvodaya Samiti, Koraput …. Petitioner

-Versus-

The Director, Odisha State Child

Protection Society (OSCPS),

W&CD Complex, Bhubaneswar &

Others …. Opp. Parties

Advocates appeared in this case:

For Petitioner : Mr. Gautam Mukherji, Sr. Advocate,

with M/s A. Mukherji, S.D. Ray,

A. Mishra, S. Acharya, K. Banerjee, M. Wright, R.D.K. Dash, Advocates.

For Opp. Parties: Mr. U.C. Behura,

Addl. Government Advocate

[OP Nos.1 to 6]

Mr. P.K. Parhi, DSGI with Mr. B.S.

Rayaguru, Sr. Panel Counsel

[O.P. No.7]

CORAM:

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIXIT KRISHNA SHRIPAD

J U D G M E N T

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Date of Hearing & Judgment : 19.11.2025

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PER DIXIT KRISHNA SHRIPAD,J “Every child born into this world brings a message that God is not yet discouraged of man” said Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). Childhood is more than a chronological fact. It is a valuable time and stage of life, when a person is most susceptible to influence and vulnerable