IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.6182 of 2025 In the matter of an Application under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 ***

Smt. Sumitra Sethy …. Petitioner -Versus-

The Indian Railways and others …. Opposite Parties Advocates appeared in this case:

For Petitioner : Mr. Shanti Prakash Mohanty Advocate For Opposite : Mr.Prasanna Kumar Parhi, Parties Deputy Solicitor General of India along with Mr.Satya Sindhu Kasyap, Senior Panel Counsel CORAM:

HON’ BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN

J U D G M E N T

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Date of hearing : 06.05.2026 : Date of Judgment: 06.05.2026 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HARISH TANDON, CJ.-

1. Often the question arises in the spate of litigations poured into the docket of this Court as to whether the issuance of show cause notice before the authorities proceeded to blacklist or debar the person is mandatory, even if there is no specific provisions contained in the contract or the statutory document in this regard.

2. The instant case is one of such example where the tender floa