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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No. 14944 of 2025 Prasnnajit Biswal & Ors. ..... Petitioners Mr. G. Madani, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. A. Tripathy, AGA
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY
ORDER 27.05.2025
Order No. 01
1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.
2. Heard Mr. Madani, learned counsel for the Petitioners and Mr. Tripathy, learned AGA for the State.
3. Instant writ petition is filed by the petitioners for a direction to opposite party No.2 to send their sports certificates for verification not to Taekwondo Federation of India but to any other affiliated body duly recognized to be dealt with strictly in accordance with the notification under Annexure-6 on the grounds stated therein.
4. Mr. Madani, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the certificates of the petitioners have been sent to a wrong place for verification. It is claimed that the sports certificates as at Annexure- 2 series is required to be duly verified by a competent Body recognized with a direction to opposite party No.2 in that regard since the applications for appointment as at Annexure-3 series are pending
consideration at present.
5. Mr. Tripathy, learned AGA for the State would submit that the sports certificates of the petitioners may perhaps be directed to be
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6. In view of the innocuous prayer of the petitioner and since applications for appointment to the posts of Constable have been applied for so made to reveal from Annexure-3 series and the fact that, their sports certificates i.e. Annexure-2 series are needed to be properly verified, the Court is of the view that such steps should immediately be taken by opposite party No.2 sending the same to an appropriate Body duly recognized for the said purpose since in the meantime, Taekwondo Federation of India has been derecognized in view of Annexure-7 revealed from the information collected under the R.T. I. Act.
7. Hence, it is ordered.
8. In the result, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to opposite party No.2 to send the sports certificates of the petitioners to any such institution duly recognized for the purpose of its verification instead of Taekwondo Federation of India for
consideration in terms of Annexure-6 with an exercise concluded at the earliest preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
(BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Vacation Judge Jyoti