IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) Nos.26542, 26722, 26803, 26808, 26827, 26917, 26929, 26957, 27686 & 27772 of 2025 State of Odisha & Ors. …. Petitioners Represented by Adv.- Mr. S.N. Patnaik, AGA -versus- Sarat Chandra Panda (In WPC No. 26542/2025) Jagjibana Sahoo (In WPC No. 26722/2025) Nanda Pujhari (In WPC No. 26803/2025) Anama Nag (In WPC No. 26808/2025) Dambarudhar Harijan (In WPC No. 26827/2025) Nakula Chandra Panigrahi (In WPC No. 26917/2025) Birat Banua (In WPC No. 26929/2025) Lima Majhi (In WPC No. 26957/2025) Ananda Chandra Sahoo (In WPC No. 27686/2025) Rama Prasada Bharati (In WPC No. 27772 /2025) …. Opposite Parties CORAM: JUSTICE DIXIT KRISHNA SHRIPAD JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA ORDER 06.01.2026 The subject matter of these petitions is substantially similar to the one treated by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in WP(C) No.17189 of 2018 between State of Odisha v. Damu Majhi disposed off vide order dated 13.02.2020. Order No. 01. 2. It is a cardinal principle of adjudicatory process that similar cases should be treated alike. In the above circumstances, these petitions are liable to be rejected in limine and accordingly they are. (Dixit Krishna Shripad) Judge (S.S. Mishra) Judge Prasant Designation: Personal Assistant