Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 12 June 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Sumit Mohapatra, Debendra Kumar Jena, Seeram Sankar Anand, Abinash Sarangi, Sipun Panda, Shyamaranjan Mallik, Tushar Ranjan Sarangi, represented by Advocate Bibekananda Nayak.
- Opposite Parties: Union of India (through Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment), Employees State Insurance Corporation (Director General, Deputy Director ICT Division, Additional Commissioner ICT, Insurance Commissioner ICT, Regional Director ICT, Bhubaneswar), and Velocis System Private Limited, Uttar Pradesh.
- The writ petition (W.P.(C) No. 17839 of 2026) challenged the order dated 12 May 2026 passed in O.A. No. 236 of 2026 and M.A. No. 244 of 2026 of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Cuttack, which had issued notice and postponed consideration of the petitioners’ prayer for interim relief to 23 July 2026.
- Petitioners argued that delay would render the original application ineffective; counsel emphasized that the CAT Vacation Bench was functioning during the summer vacation period.
Final Outcome
- The Court disposed of the writ application and the accompanying interim application, directing that petitioners may file an application before the CAT Cuttack Vacation Bench for appropriate interim relief.
- Any such motion shall be heard by the Vacation Bench in accordance with law.
- The Court ordered that an urgent certified copy of this order be issued upon proper application.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Labour & Employment