STATE OF ODISHA vs KISHORE CHANDRA PANDA — SLP(C) No. 13223/2026

Case under Service Laws : Regularization, Contract Employees, Ad-hoc Employees, Daily Wage Employees Section XI-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010007952026

Filing Date

06-Jan-2026

Registration No

SLP(C) No. 13223/2026

Diary Number

795/2026

Order Date

10-Apr-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Delay Condoned and matter dismissed(including all pending Ias)

Last updated 05-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Service Laws : Regularization, contract employees, ad-hoc employees, daily wage employees Section XI-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF ODISHA

    Adv. NAVEEN KUMAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.KISHORE CHANDRA PANDA

    Adv. CHRITARTH PALLI [R-1]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Apr-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 10-Apr-2026

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria

  4. 24-Mar-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manmohan

  5. 23-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 06-Jan-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. SLP(C) No. 13223/2026

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Odisha v. Kishore Chandra Panda Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Odisha's special leave petition on 10-04-2026. The Court upheld the High Court's finding that a 2016 letter from the CDMO was stigmatic in nature and that the respondent's service termination was punitive without prior hearing opportunity, citing relevant precedents on natural justice. Next Steps: The State is permitted to pursue appropriate proceedings while providing the respondent a hearing opportunity before taking any action. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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