Case Note & Summary
The case involved a writ petition filed by Gangadhar Parija against the State of Odisha and others. The matter was taken up in the High Court of Orissa, where interlocutory applications I.A. No. 1171, 1172, and 1173 of 2021 were presented. The court noted that since the writ petition had already been disposed of, the interlocutory applications were not maintainable. Consequently, the court dismissed the applications, affirming that once a writ petition is disposed of, no further applications can be entertained. The order was delivered by Dr. Justice B.R. Sarangi on 13th October 2022.
Headnote
A) Civil Procedure - Interlocutory Applications - Maintainability - Not applicable in disposed writ petitions - The court held that interlocutory applications cannot be entertained once a writ petition has been disposed of, leading to the dismissal of the applications. (Paras 2-2)
Issue of Consideration
Whether interlocutory applications are maintainable in a disposed writ petition
Final Decision
The court dismissed the interlocutory applications I.A. No. 1171, 1172, and 1173 of 2021, stating they are not maintainable in a disposed writ petition.
Law Points
- Interlocutory applications
- maintainability
- disposed writ petition
