IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK , W.A. No.3354 of 2024 In the matter of appeals under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent of Patna High Court read with Article 4 of the Orissa High Court Order, 1948 from judgment dated 04.11.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No.12265 of

2021.

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Laxman Kumar Pradhan …. Appellant -versus-

State of Odisha & Others …. Respondents Advocates Appeared in this case For Appellant - Mr. S. Mallik, Advocate For Respondents - Mr. U.C. Behura, Addl. Government Advocate ------------

CORAM :

MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA S. DIXIT MR. JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date of Hearing & Judgment: 05.05.2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PER KRISHNA S. DIXIT, J Appellant, a compulsorily retired forest official has preferred this Intra-Court Appeal for assailing a learned Single Judge’s order dated 04.11.2024 whereby his W.P.(C) No.12265 of

2021 has been negatived. In the said Petition, he had called in question the Compulsory Retirement Order dated 20.01.2021.

2. Learned counsel for the Appellant urged the following gro