Dillip Kumar Pradhan Writ Petition Dismissed

Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack

Order Date: 31 July 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: Dillip Kumar Pradhan, seeking to be treated as contractual Assistant Training Officer (ATO) and Part‑Time Guest Instructor (PTGI) at Barbil Industrial Training Institution, and to continue in his present post.
• Opposite parties: State of Odisha and others.
• Petition filed invoking Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India.
• Interim order dated 30 January 2013 directed that the status quo of the petitioner’s service be maintained pending further hearing.
• On the present hearing, the court noted that a notice could not be issued to the opposite parties because requisite documents were not filed.

Final Outcome

• The petitioner filed a memo requesting withdrawal of the writ petition; the Additional Government Advocate raised no objection.
• The court recorded the memo and dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn.
• Consequently, the earlier interim order dated 30 January 2013 was vacated.

Topics: Legal Procedure, Employment Dispute