IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No. 20530 of 2016

Rajib Ku. Nayak & others

….

Petitioners

Mr. Lambit Senapati along with Mr.

P.P. Behera, Advocate

-versus-

State of Odisha & others

….

Opp. Parties

Mr. Pravat Ku. Panda, SC (S & ME) for

opposite parties 1 and 2

Mr. S.S. Rao along with Mr. B.K.

Mohanty, Advocate for BSEO-O.P.No.3

CORAM:

JUSTICE M.S. SAHOO

Order No.

ORDER

15.07.2022

06.

RJ

1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners

that by Notification No.775 dated 12.01.2022 issued by the

Government of Odisha, Department of School and Mass

Education, a corrigendum has been issued omitting “with

minimum 50% marks in aggregate” appearing in Row-7 Para-5(c)

of the guidelines for conducting Odisha Secondary School

Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET) vide Resolution dated 17^th

September, 2016.

3.

Learned Standing Counsel also submits that such a

resolution has been issued by the Department of School and

Mass Education.

4.

Mr. S.S. Rao, learned counsel along with Mr. B.K.

Mohanty have appeared on behalf of opposite party no.3-Board

of Secondary Education.

5.

The grievance in the writ petition would no more survive

in view of the issuance of the corrigendum as the petitioners

had raised a grievance that the minimum qualifying marks of

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50% (in +2 Exam) deprive them from participating in the

selection process.

6.

This Court by interim order dated 25.11.2016 in Misc.

Case No.18860 of 2016, had directed that the petitioners be

permitted to appear OSSTET, 2016 subject to submission of

their offline application forms observing all other formalities and

the result in so far as the petitioners are concerned shall

however not be published without leave of this Court.

7.

Accordingly, it is directed that the results of the

petitioners if he had appeared at the OSSTET examination, shall

be published and if the petitioners ultimately are found to have

succeeded in the examination, Certificate also have to be issued

expeditiously to them so as to enable them to participate in the

selection process.

8.

The writ petition is disposed of accordingly.

(M.S. Sahoo)

Judge