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ORISSA HIGH COURT
NILENDRI CHARAN SAHOO – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF ODISHA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to authority's inaction (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. petitioner's procedural rights under mv act (Para 3) |
| 3. limitations and obligations of administrative authorities (Para 4) |
| 4. conclusion on authority's duties has limitations (Para 5) |
JUDGMENT :
Sanjeeb K Panigrahi, J.
1. Since the issues raised in all the Writ Petitions referred to above involve common questions of fact and law, those were heard analogously and are being disposed of by this common judgment. For the sake of convenience and effective adjudication, W.P.(C) No.26766 of 2025 is treated as the lead case.
2. In W.P.(C) No.26766 of 2025, the Petitioner challenges the action of the Opposite Party No.2/ State Transport Authority (STA), Odisha, Cuttack in not transmitting the VCRs against the Vehicle No.OD-04-R-2027 to the court of the learned J.M.F.C. (Transport), Cuttack to dispose of the same as per law and keeping in view the judgment of this Court in Anjana Babulal Darabad –vrs.- Commissioner, STA and Ors., 2014 SCC Online Ori 652
I. FACTUAL MATRIX OF THE CASE
1. The brief facts of the case are as follows:
(i) The Petitioner is the registered owner of the vehicle bearing registration No.OD-04-R-2027 and sustain
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