LAWS(ORI)-2025-7-10

SNIGDHA PRAVA MISHRA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA

Decided On July 08, 2025
Snigdha Prava Mishra Appellant
V/S
STATE OF ODISHA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This intra-Court appeal is directed against the Judgement dtd. 14/2/2025 rendered by a learned Single Bench in an application, bearing W.P.(C) No.27920 of 2024, under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, with the following prayer(s):

(2.) As is unfurled in the Judgment dtd. 14/2/2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in the writ petition filed at the instance of the appellant read with pleadings, averments and contents of the writ petition as well as the writ appeal it has come to fore that being appointed and joined as Assistant Surgeon in the Office of Chief District Medical Officer, Kalahandi on 25/5/1992, the appellant, on completion of post graduate study as in-service candidate, was posted as Lecturer in Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur and thereafter she was posted as Assistant Professor on 20/1/2004 and then joined as Associate Professor. While she was posted and performing her duties as Professor at School of Nursing at Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, since 13/2/2019, vide Notification dtd. 28/2/2024 she was transferred and directed to join at Saheed Rendo Majhi Medical College and Hospital, Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi District, where she did not join due to health issues.

(3.) Since a short point, whether the learned Single Judge was justified in acceding to the reasons ascribed by the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Odisha for refusing acceptance of voluntary retirement of the appellant, is involved, at the request of counsel for the both sides, this matter is disposed of at the stage of 'Fresh Admission".