RAMADEBI RAUTRAY vs STATE OF ODISHA — C.A. No. 3270/2026

Case under Election and Delimitation Laws : Elections to Gram Panchayats, Zila Parishads, Municipal Corporations, Other Local Bodies, Cooperative Societies/ Universities, Including Disqualification and Reservation of Seats Section XI-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010040182026

Filing Date

20-Jan-2026

Registration No

C.A. No. 3270/2026

Diary Number

4018/2026

Order Date

10-Mar-2026

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Leave Granted & Allowed

Last updated 07-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Election and delimitation laws : Elections to Gram Panchayats, Zila Parishads, Municipal Corporations, other local bodies, Cooperative Societies/ Universities, including disqualification and reservation of seats Section XI-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RAMADEBI RAUTRAY

    Adv. TUSHAR GARG

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF ODISHA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Mar-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  3. 24-Feb-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  4. 11-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  5. 20-Jan-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 3270/2026

  6. [ 2026 INSC 243 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

Common Record of Proceedings — heard with connected matters

Lead case: SLP(C) No. 3528/2026

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Ramadebi Rautray v. State of Odisha (2026 INSC 243) The Supreme Court allowed Ramadebi Rautray's appeal, holding that she was entitled to be declared elected as Chairman of Delang Panchayat Samiti. The court upheld findings that her opponent, Basanti Sahoo, was disqualified under Section 45(1)(v) of the Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act 1959 for having a third child born after the statutory cut-off date. Since only these two candidates contested the election, the court restored Rautray's appointment rather than ordering a fresh election, finding that denying her the fruits of her successful challenge after 3+ years would be unjust. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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