‘Revised’ ITEM NO.9+56 COURT NO.3 SECTION XI-A S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 6592/2026 [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 04-04-2025 in FAO No. 59/2017 passed by the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack] STATE OF ODISHA & ANR. Petitioner(s) VERSUS JAGANNATH DIXIT & ANR. Respondent(s) (IA No. 36234/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 36228/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) WITH SLP(C) No. 6593/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 35461/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 35458/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6594/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 38404/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 38403/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6595/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 35427/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 35425/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6596/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 38378/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 38380/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6597/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 37763/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 37764/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6598/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 35443/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 35446/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6599/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 35001/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 35002/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) 1
SLP(C) No. 6592/2026 etc. SLP(C) No. 6600/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 37225/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 37216/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6601/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 32716/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 32722/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6602/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 37379/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 37375/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6603/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 35674/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 35676/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6604/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 36060/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 36056/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No. 36045/2026 - PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)) SLP(C) No. 6605/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 35690/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 35691/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6606/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 31498/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 31501/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS and IA No. 31505/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6607/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 22772/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 22774/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6608/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 21430/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 21431/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6609/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 34873/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 34864/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6610/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 36496/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 36497/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6611/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 339378/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 339377/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) 2
SLP(C) No. 6592/2026 etc. SLP(C) No. 6612/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 34866/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 34868/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6613/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 19061/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 19062/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6614/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 7736/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 7737/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6615/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 41155/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 41154/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No. 41153/2026 - PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)) SLP(C) No. 6616/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 39099/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 39098/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6617/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 39938/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 39936/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6618/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 25107/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 25108/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6619/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 42456/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 42459/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6620/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 41878/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 41877/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No. 41876/2026 - PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)) SLP(C) No. 6621/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 36232/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 36229/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP (C) Diary No. 5125/2026 [TO BE TAKEN UP ALONG WITH ITEM NO.9 I.E. Diary No. 390/2026] (IA No. 42594/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 42592/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) Diary No(s). 5246/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 44168/2026 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION and IA No. 44164/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 44171/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) 3
SLP(C) No. 6592/2026 etc. Diary No(s). 75599/2025 (XI-A) (IA No. 37467/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 37468/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) Diary No(s). 67383/2025 (XI-A) (IA No. 1242/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 1233/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) Date : 13-02-2026 These matters were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Merusagar Samantaray, AOR Ms. Ayushi Upadhyay, Adv. Mr. Kanishk, Adv. Mr. Anurag Yadav, Adv. Ms. Tharani Sre, Adv. Mr. Pitambar Acharya, Advocate General Mr. P. V. Yogeswaran, AOR Ms. Shailja Singh, Adv. Mr. Subhasish Mohanty, AOR Mr. Mata Prasad Singh, Adv. Mr. Ankit Bhatnagar, Adv. Ms. Gitesh Kumari, Adv. Mr. Pitambar Acharya, Advocate General Mr. Hitendra Nath Rath, AOR Ms. Laxmi, Adv. Mr. Rituraj Satapathy, Adv. Ms. Shailaja Singh, Adv. Mr. Pitambar Acharya, Advocate General Mr. Ruturaj Satpathy, Adv. Ms. Divya Roy, AOR Mr. Pitambar Acharya, Advocate General Ms. Mithu Jain, AOR Mr. Shashwat Jaiswal, Adv. Ms. Diksha Arora, Adv. Mr. Shashwat Jaiswal, Adv. Ms. Diksha Arora, Adv. Ms. Visakha Raghuram, Adv. Ms. Visakha Raghuram, Adv. Mr. Pitambar Acharya, Advocate General 4
SLP(C) No. 6592/2026 etc. Mr. Ruturaj Satpathy, Adv. Ms. Divya Roy, AOR Mr. Merusagar Samantaray, AOR Ms. Ayushi Upadhyay, Adv. Mr. Kanishk, Adv. Mr. Anurag Yadav, Adv. Ms. Tharani Sre, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Purushottam Sharma Tripathi, AOR Ms. Vani Vyas, Adv. Mr. Prakhar Singh, Adv. Ms. Thanuja.v, Adv. Mr. A Deb Kumar, Adv. Mrs. A Deepa, Adv. Mrs. Neeta Kasana, Adv. Mrs. Anjana Kasana, Adv. Mr. Tapas Das, Adv. Mr. Binod Ch. Sabat, Adv. Mr. Nagendra Kasana, AOR Mr. Sudhansu Palo, AOR Mr. Rajesh Palo, Adv. Mr. Ipsita Behura, Adv. Mr. Mihir Kumar Jena, Adv. Mr. Prasanta Varma, Adv. Mr. Abhijit Bhatnagar, AOR Mr. Anirudh Sanganeria, AOR Mr. Abhijit Bhatnagar, AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R 1) Permission to file special leave petition is granted. 2) Delay condoned. 3) On 23.01.2026, a coordinate Bench of this Court in State of Odisha & Ors. v. Managing Committee of Khali Apsara High School, Ranichheli (SLP (C)Diary No. 71468 of 2025) has passed the following order: “1. Delay condoned. 5
SLP(C) No. 6592/2026 etc. 2. We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned judgment(s) and order(s) of the High Court; hence, the special leave petitions are dismissed. 3. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.” 4) Considering the same, we are not inclined to entertain these special leave petitions. Accordingly, the special leave petitions are dismissed. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of. (NIDHI AHUJA) (NAND KISHOR) DEPUTY REGISTRAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 6
SLP(C) No. 6592/2026 etc. ITEM NO.9+56 COURT NO.3 SECTION XI-A S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 6592/2026 [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 04-04-2025 in FAO No. 59/2017 passed by the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack] STATE OF ODISHA & ANR. Petitioner(s) VERSUS JAGANNATH DIXIT & ANR. Respondent(s) (IA No. 36234/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 36228/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) WITH SLP(C) No. 6593/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 35461/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 35458/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6594/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 38404/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 38403/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6595/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 35427/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 35425/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6596/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 38378/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 38380/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6597/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 37763/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 37764/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6598/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 35443/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 35446/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6599/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 35001/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 35002/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6600/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 37225/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 7
SLP(C) No. 6592/2026 etc. 37216/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6601/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 32716/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 32722/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6602/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 37379/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 37375/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6603/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 35674/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 35676/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6604/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 36060/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 36056/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No. 36045/2026 - PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)) SLP(C) No. 6605/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 35690/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 35691/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6606/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 31498/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 31501/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS and IA No. 31505/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6607/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 22772/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 22774/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6608/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 21430/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 21431/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6609/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 34873/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 34864/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6610/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 36496/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 36497/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6611/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 339378/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 339377/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6612/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 34866/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 8
SLP(C) No. 6592/2026 etc. 34868/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6613/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 19061/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 19062/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6614/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 7736/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 7737/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6615/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 41155/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 41154/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No. 41153/2026 - PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)) SLP(C) No. 6616/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 39099/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 39098/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6617/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 39938/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 39936/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6618/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 25107/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 25108/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6619/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 42456/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 42459/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 6620/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 41878/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 41877/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No. 41876/2026 - PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)) SLP(C) No. 6621/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 36232/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 36229/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP (C) Diary No. 5125/2026 [TO BE TAKEN UP ALONG WITH ITEM NO.9 I.E. Diary No. 390/2026] (IA No. 42594/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 42592/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) Diary No(s). 5246/2026 (XI-A) (IA No. 44168/2026 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION and IA No. 44164/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 44171/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) Diary No(s). 75599/2025 (XI-A) 9
SLP(C) No. 6592/2026 etc. (IA No. 37467/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 37468/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) Diary No(s). 67383/2025 (XI-A) (IA No. 1242/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 1233/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) Date : 13-02-2026 These matters were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Merusagar Samantaray, AOR Ms. Ayushi Upadhyay, Adv. Mr. Kanishk, Adv. Mr. Anurag Yadav, Adv. Ms. Tharani Sre, Adv. Mr. Pitambar Acharya, Advocate General Mr. P. V. Yogeswaran, AOR Ms. Shailja Singh, Adv. Mr. Subhasish Mohanty, AOR Mr. Mata Prasad Singh, Adv. Mr. Ankit Bhatnagar, Adv. Ms. Gitesh Kumari, Adv. Mr. Pitambar Acharya, Advocate General Mr. Hitendra Nath Rath, AOR Ms. Laxmi, Adv. Mr. Rituraj Satapathy, Adv. Ms. Shailaja Singh, Adv. Mr. Pitambar Acharya, Advocate General Mr. Ruturaj Satpathy, Adv. Ms. Divya Roy, AOR Mr. Pitambar Acharya, Advocate General Ms. Mithu Jain, AOR Mr. Shashwat Jaiswal, Adv. Ms. Diksha Arora, Adv. Mr. Shashwat Jaiswal, Adv. Ms. Diksha Arora, Adv. Ms. Visakha Raghuram, Adv. Ms. Visakha Raghuram, Adv. Mr. Pitambar Acharya, Advocate General Mr. Ruturaj Satpathy, Adv. Ms. Divya Roy, AOR 10
SLP(C) No. 6592/2026 etc. Mr. Merusagar Samantaray, AOR Ms. Ayushi Upadhyay, Adv. Mr. Kanishk, Adv. Mr. Anurag Yadav, Adv. Ms. Tharani Sre, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Purushottam Sharma Tripathi, AOR Ms. Vani Vyas, Adv. Mr. Prakhar Singh, Adv. Ms. Thanuja.v, Adv. Mr. A Deb Kumar, Adv. Mrs. A Deepa, Adv. Mrs. Neeta Kasana, Adv. Mrs. Anjana Kasana, Adv. Mr. Tapas Das, Adv. Mr. Binod Ch. Sabat, Adv. Mr. Nagendra Kasana, AOR Mr. Sudhansu Palo, AOR Mr. Rajesh Palo, Adv. Mr. Ipsita Behura, Adv. Mr. Mihir Kumar Jena, Adv. Mr. Prasanta Varma, Adv. Mr. Abhijit Bhatnagar, AOR Mr. Anirudh Sanganeria, AOR Mr. Abhijit Bhatnagar, AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R 5) Permission to file special leave petition is granted. 6) Delay condoned. 7) On 23.01.2026, a coordinate Bench of this Court in State of Odisha & Anr. v. Srikanta Naik and Anr. (SLP (C)Diary No. 71468 of 2025) has passed the following order: “1. Delay condoned. 2. We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned judgment(s) and order(s) of the High Court; 11
SLP(C) No. 6592/2026 etc. hence, the special leave petitions are dismissed. 3. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.” 8) Considering the same, we are not inclined to entertain these special leave petitions. Accordingly, the special leave petitions are dismissed. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of. (NIDHI AHUJA) (NAND KISHOR) DEPUTY REGISTRAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 12