p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C). NO.29025 OF 2025 RPG Life Sciences Limited, Mumbai …. Petitioner Mr. Amit Chakraborti, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Arnab Chakraborti, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opp. Parties Mr. Swayambhu Mishra, Additional Standing Counsel CORAM: JUSTICE K.R. MOHAPATRA JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA ORDER Order No. 09.02.2026 2. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. Petitioner in this writ petition prays for the following relief: “Your petitioner, therefore, humbly prays this Hon'ble Court for the following order(s): (a) A declaration that the opposite party no.5 is not a "workman" within the meaning of Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and that the proceedings initiated and continued against the petitioner under the said Act are wholly without jurisdiction; (b) A declaration that the impugned award dated June 30, 2025, published on August 14, 2025, passed by the Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Bhubaneswar, is ex facie illegal, invalid, arbitrary, and bad in law, and is liable to be set aside in its entirety; (c) A writ and/or order and/or direction in the nature of Certiorari, directing the opposite parties and each of them, their servants and/or agents to forthwith certify and/or transmit to this Hon'ble Court the records relating to the case, including the said impugned award dated June 30, 2025, so that the same may be set aside and/or quashed, and conscionable justice may be rendered to your petitioner; p. 2 (d) A writ of and/or order and/or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing the opposite parties and each of them, their servants and/or agents to refrain from acting in furtherance of or giving any effect to the said impugned award dated June 30, 2025, and to forbear from taking any steps thereunder against the petitioner; (e) A writ of and/or order and/or direction in the nature of Prohibition, prohibiting the opposite parties and each of them, their servants and/or agents from acting in furtherance of or giving effect to the said impugned award dated June 30, 2025; (f) An order or direction staying the operation of the impugned Award dated June 30, 2025 till the disposal of the instant petition; (g)Rule Nisi in terms of prayers (a) to (f) above; (h)An injunction restraining the opposite parties and each of them, their servants and/or agents from giving any further effect to the said impugned award dated June 30, 2025; (i) Ad-interim order in terms of prayer (h) above; (j) Suitable orders as to costs be made; (k)Such further or other order(s) be passed and/or direction(s) be given as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper. And for this act of kindness, the petitioner, as in duty- bound, shall ever pray.” 3. Mr. Amit Chakraborti, learned counsel, being authorised by Mr. Arnab Chakraborti, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that although a communication is made to the learned Labour Court, Bhubaneswar for setting aside the impugned ex parte award, no application for setting aside the ex parte award has been filed yet. He, therefore, prays for withdrawal of the writ petition to move the learned Labour Court, Bhubaneswar for appropriate relief. Page 3 of 3 4. In view of such submission made by Mr. Chakraborti, learned counsel for the Petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn. 5. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merit of the case of the Petitioner. (K.R. Mohapatra) Judge (S.K. Mishra) Kanhu Judge Designation: Junior Stenographer Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.