Supreme Court of India

The State of Orissa v. Sudhansu Sekhar Misra Ano Ors.

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Reported as [1968] 2 S.C.R. 154

Bench K.N. Wanchoo J.

Decided 7 November 1967

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the orders of the High Court posting Shri B. K. Panda as law secretary, Shri T. Misra as superintendent and legal remem brancer and Shri P. K. Mohanti as deputy law secretary were in excess of its powers, we do not set aside the mandamus issued hy it for the reasons mentioned earlier.

Judgment, page 11

Authorities it was built on

1966 State of Assam v. Ranga Mahammad and Ors. cited by 5

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