p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P. (C) No.14677 of 2025 Urmila Pandia …. Petitioner Mr. S.S.Tripathy, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. P.K.Ray, AGA CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 17.06.2025 01. 1. Heard Mr. Tripathy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ray, learned AGA for the State. 2. Instant writ petition is filed by the petitioner for a direction to opposite party No.2, namely, Collector-cum- District Magistrate, Balasore to finalize disqualification proceeding initiated vide G.P. Misc. Case No. 36 of 2024 within a stipulated period on the grounds stated. 3. Mr. Tripathy, learned counsel for the petitioner refers to Annexure-2 and submits that opposite party No.5 has requested opposite party No.4 for action against the absentee Ward Members named therein, consequent upon which, G.P. Misc. Page 2 of 3 Case No. 36 of 2024 was initiated with issuance of notices in the month of November, 2024. It is the further submission that no final decision has been taken by opposite party No.2 till date. The claim is that as per the instructions received, the proceeding is pending on the verge of disposal. The contention is that the decision on disqualification of the absentee Ward Members should be taken at the earliest before the no confidence motion against the petitioner is held. It is also submitted that the verification of signatures of the Ward Member and others is pending vis-à-vis no confidence motion as per Annexure-7 series. Considering such submission as above and response of Mr. Ray, learned AGA for the State and as the limited grievance is for early decision in the disqualification proceeding pending till date before the no confidence motion is commenced, the Court is of the view that direction is required to be issued to opposite party No.2 in that regard. 4. Accordingly, it is ordered. 5. In the result, the writ petition stands disposed of with the direction as aforesaid for compliance by opposite party No.2 taking a decision on disqualification of the absentee Ward Member in G.P. Misc. Case No. 36 of 2024 with a final order passed therein at the earliest preferably within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order to ensure that the exercise, which has already been undertaken, reaches at p. 3 a logical conclusion before the commencement of the no confidence motion initiated against the petitioner. 6. Urgent certified copy of this order be issued as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge kabita Designation: Secretary