Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.11313 of 2026 Prasanta Kumar Sethy ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Lalitendu Bhuyan -versus- State Of Odisha and others ..... Opposite Parties Mr. S. Behera, AGA CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 17.04.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid mode. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as the learned counsel for the State. Perused the writ petition as well as the prayer made therein. 3. By filing the present writ petition, the Petitioner calls in question the validity and legality of order dated 06.02.2026 at Annexure-7 passed by the BEO, Ghatagaon-Opposite Party No.5. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner at the outset contended that the Petitioner, who is working as a Asst. Teacher faced a disciplinary proceeding and by virtue of the impugned order he has been imposed with punishment. Challenging such order imposing punishment, the Petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present writ petition. Page 2 of 2. 5. Learned counsel for the State on the other hand contended that the impugned order is an appealable order. As such, he raised a question with regard to the maintainability of the writ petition. 6. Taking into consideration the submission made by the learned counsels appearing for the parties, and on the request of the learned counsel for the Petitioner, the Petitioner is permitted to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to approach the appellate authority by filing a properly constituted appeal. In the event any such appeal is filed within four weeks from today, the appellate authority shall do well to consider and dispose of the same within three months thereafter by passing a speaking and reasoned order. 7. With the aforesaid observation/direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. ( Aditya Kumar Mohapatra ) Judge S.K. Rout