Advocates:
['M/S SOMANATH MISHRA', '', 'K R MOHANTY', 'G TRIPATHY', 'M/S SANJAY KU MISHRA', '', 'P K MOHAPATRA', 'S S SAHOO']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.20007 of 2013

In the matter of an application under Articles 226 & 227 of the

Constitution of India.

M/s. Orissa Forest Development

Corporation Limited

….

Petitioner

Mr. Somnath Mishra, Advocate

-versus-

Minati Behera

….

Opp. Party

Mr. S.K. Mishra, Advocate

PRESENT:

JUSTICE BISWAJIT MOHANTY

JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY

JUDGMENT

13.05.2022

1.

This writ application has been filed by the petitioner

praying for quashing of order dated 20.6.2013 passed by the

learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Bhubaneswar in I.D.

Case No.37 of 2012 filed under Section 2A(2) of the Industrial

Disputes Act, 1947 permitting engagement of a lawyer by the

opposite party to conduct her above noted case.

2.

Mr. Somnath Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner

while drawing our attention to sub-section 4 of Section 36 of

the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, for short “the Act”

submitted that despite objection from the petitioner side, the

above noted order has been passed which clearly violates the

above noted provision which makes it clear that a legal

practitioner c