Advocates:
['M/S SAMIR KU MISHRA', '', 'J PRADHAN', 'S ROUT', 'P S MOHANTY', 'S K BISWAL']

ORISSA HIGH COURT: CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No. 11449 of 2018

In the matter of an application under Articles 226 and

227 of the Constitution of India.

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AFR

Manoranjan Samantaray

..… Petitioner

-Versus-

State of Odisha and others

….. Opp. Parties

For Petitioner : M/s. S.K. Mishra

J. Pradhan, S. Rout,

P.S.Mohanty and S.K. Biswal,

Advocates

For Opp. Parties : Mr. A.K. Mishra,

Addl. Govt. Advocate

P R E S E N T:

THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE B.R.SARANGI

AND

HONOURABLE MISS JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO

Date of hearing and Judgment: 05.04.2022

DR. B.R. SARANGI, J.

By means of this writ petition, the

petitioner seeks to quash the order dated 26.09.2016

passed in O.A. No. 992 of 2011, by which the Odisha

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Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack Bench, Cuttack has

dismissed the original application filed by the petitioner

both on merit as well as on limitation.

2.

The factual matrix of the case, in brief, is

that the petitioner was initially working as an Assistant

Driver under the Commandant, O.S.A.P. 3^rd Battalion,

Koraput. Subsequen