common order. The Odisha Public
Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as "OPSC"),
through its officials being the Appellants herein, lay a
challenge ... requisition issued by
the Health and Family Welfare Department, the OPSC
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issued Advertisement No. 15 of 2017-18 dated 17.03.2018
inviting
common order. The Odisha Public
Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as "OPSC"),
through its officials being the Appellants herein, lay a
challenge ... requisition issued by
the Health and Family Welfare Department, the OPSC
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issued Advertisement No. 15 of 2017-18 dated 17.03.2018
inviting
whereby a
direction has been issued to the OPSC to recommend name of the
Respondent for the post of Assistant Professor of Surgery
coupled with ... recommendation.
2. Learned AGA appearing for the Appellants submits that
earlier the OPSC had sent the Waiting List at the instance of the
Government itself
Bichitra Bag vs The Secy. Opsc on 23 February, 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
I.A. No.946/2022 arising ... Bichitra Bag ..... Petitioner
Represented by Adv. -
.None
-versus-
The Secy. OPSC, Odisha & ..... Opposite Parties
Another
Represented by Adv. -
Mr. S.R. Pattnaik, AGA
CORAM
Bichitra Bag vs The Secy. Opsc on 12 January, 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
I.A. No.946/2022 arising ... Bichitra Bag ..... Petitioner
Represented by Adv. -
None
-versus-
The Secy. OPSC, Odisha & ..... Opposite Parties
Another
Represented by Adv. -
Mr. G. Mohanty, SC
CORAM
Assistant Surgeon on
24.11.1995. Subsequently, on the recommendation of
the OPSC and Notification issued by the department
of Health and Family Welfare on 25.06.1997,
petitioner ... into
service under OMES cadre, without facing relevant
recruitment process initially through OPSC, petitioner
cannot be regularized as against the post of Assistant
Professor. Stand
Rules
14
Constitution
7
Service Commission15.
p. On 30th December, 2022, the OPSC issued an advertisement for
filling up Group B posts in the Orissa ... dated 23.02.2023, the present writ petition is disposed of
accordingly.
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OPSC
8
s. The State preferred an appeal16 on 13th April, 2023 challenging
Health & Family
Welfare Department, upon receiving the concurrence of
the OPSC, passed the following order vide Order No.
7775 dated 09.03.2018.
"1) Withholding ... same is post requisite concurrence from the Odisha
Public Service Commission (OPSC), thereby addressing
and rectifying the procedural deficiency which weighed
with the Odisha Administrative
such self-
assessment.
2. Though, learned Panel Counsel appearing for the
Appellants-OPSC very passionately argued the matter
seeking invalidation of a learned Single Judge ... Government
when something had to be undertaken at the hands of
OPSC in light of order dated 06.08.2018 of the Co-
ordinate Bench. The present
Mohanty, learned Sr. Counsel appearing for the OPSC along with
Mr. T. Patnaik, learned counsel produced the instruction provided by
the OPSC in Court ... expressing its displeasure with regard to conduct of various
examination by the OPSC, being the premiere recruiting agency of
the State. It is found
