Orissa High Court
Manas Ranjan Nayak & Another vs Govt. Of India & Others .... Opposite ... on 26 April, 2023
Author: A.K. Mohapatra
Bench: A.K. Mohapatra
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
WPC No.3584 of 2023
Manas Ranjan Nayak & another .... Petitioners
Mr. S.K. Das, Advocate
-versus-
Govt. of India & others .... Opposite Parties
Mr. P.K. Parhi, DSGI
Along with Mr. B.K. Pardhi, CGC
for O.P. No.1
Mr. D. Mohapatra, Adv
for O.P. Nos.2 & 3
CORAM:
JUSTICE A.K. MOHAPATRA
ORDER
Order No. 26.04.2023
04. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual
/Physical Mode).
2. In course of his argument Mr. D. Mohapatra, learned counsel for the Opposite Parties produce the notification of the Ministry of Personnel Public Grievance and Pension, Govt. of India dated 31.03.2010. On perusal of the said notification it appears that the some of service matters pertaining to some of the organizations mentioned in the list appended notification have been transferred to the Central Administrative Tribunal under the provisions of the Administrative Tribunal Act.
3. On perusal of the list appended to the said notification reveals that at Serial No.193 Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) which are with a status scientific society under the Ministry of // 2 // Communication and Information Technology. Accordingly, it is submitted by Mr. Mohapatra that the present writ application at the instance of the Petitioner is not maintainable before this Court. The petitioner should have approached the Central Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack bench, Cuttack.
4. Considering such submission, this Court permits the Petitioner to withdraw the writ application with liberty to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack bench, Cuttack.
5. Since, the matter is being transferred to Central Administrative Tribunal in view of the notification of the Central Government, the interim order dated 09.02.2023 shall remain in force for a period of 15 days till the petitioner approaches the Central Administrative Tribunal.
( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Anil