IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.7028 of 2026 Kulamani Jani and Others …. Petitioners Mr. D. Mund, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and Others …. Opposite Parties Mr. P.C. Jena, Advocate for O.P. No.8 Mr. L.K. Maharana, Advocate for TPCODL Mr. S.P. Das, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER 16.03.2026 03. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical) Mode. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 3. Pursuant to order dated 07.03.2026, Mr. P.C. Jena, learned counsel and his associates have already entered appearance on behalf of Opp. Party No.8. 4. The present Writ Petition has been filed inter alia challenging order dated 17.02.2026, so passed by Ombudsman-I, OERC, Bhubaneswar in C.R. Case No.OM(1)-130 of 2025. Vide the said order, application filed by the present petitioners seeking their intervention in the proceeding has been rejected. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners and petitioner before the Ombudsman-Opp. Party No.8 fairly contended p. 2 p. 2 that Opp. Party No.8 has no objection if the petitioners are impleaded as party to the proceeding before the Ombudsman. 6. Mr. L.K. Maharana, learned counsel appearing for TPCODL, also fairly contended that they don’t have any grievance if the present petitioners are made party to the proceeding before the Ombudsman. 7. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the submission made, this Court while quashing order dated 17.02.2026, directs Opp. Party No.1 to implead the present petitioners as party to the proceeding in C.R. Case No.OM(1)-130 of 2025 and decide the issue in accordance with law by giving opportunity of hearing to all concerned. 8. The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. (Biraja Prasanna Satapathy) Judge Basudev