Tara International vs Union Of India And 2 Ors on 26 October, 2018
23. A similar view was taken by the Hon'ble Division Bench of the
Orissa High Court in the case of M/s. Sara International Ltd. (supra).
Judicial comity, discipline and propriety warrant that the decisions on
point of the Orissa High Court should be followed by this Court unless of
course, there were valid reasons to differ with the view taken by the Orissa
High Court. I have gone through the above judgments of the Orissa High
Court and completely agree with the reasoning and the conclusion thereof.
Further, learned Single Judge while passing the judgment and order dated
April 20, 2017 in W.P. No.5385 (w) of 2017, also principally agreed with
the Hon'ble Division Bench of the Orissa High Court with regard to the
grounds on which the Circular dated September 17, 2013, had been
quashed by the Orissa High Court in some writ petitions qua the
petitioners therein. It must be borne in mind that the said judgments and
orders have been accepted by the authorities and have been acted upon
by them. On a careful examination of the orders, I arrive at a conclusion
that the decision of the Orissa High Court ought to be followed in this case
as well and the petitioner No.1 cannot be deprived of similar benefits
available to their similarly situated counterparts in respect of whom
permissions have been granted by the railway authority pursuant the
direction of the Orissa High Court. The principle of stare decisis should
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be invoked in public interest, and in order to keep the scale of justice
steady and not variable with every new Judge's opinion.