CUTTACK, India, March 11 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on Feb. 10:
1. This writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed by the petitionerWSHG praying for quashing the removal of the name of the petitioner-WSHG for procuring paddy for KMS 2025-26 from the Office Order/letter No.80/Judicial/MS/2026 dated 19.01.2026 under Annexure-7 passed/issued by the Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Ganjam (Opp. Party No.2) and to direct the Opp. Party No.2 for the inclusion/insertion of the name of the petitioner WSHG in that Annexure-7 as a paddy procurement agency for KMS 2025-26 and to pass such other order(s) in favour of the petitioner.
2. The factual backgrounds of this writ petition, which prompted the petitioner for filing of the same is that, as per the final order dated 08.01.2026 passed in WPC No.33142 of 2025 by this Court, the Collector-cum-Chairman of the District Level Paddy Procurement Committee was directed to finalize the selection of WSHGs for the procurement of paddy for KMS 2025-26 considering the case of the petitioner-WSHG along with other WSHGs. On the basis of the said order dated 08.01.2026 passed in WPC No.33142 of 2025 by this Court, district level verification team was constituted as per the Order of the Opp. Party No.2 for verification and submission of report relating to the eligibility of the WSHG for the selection of paddy procurement for KMS 2025-26 on being headed by Deputy Collector, Revenue. During such verification by the Committee, the name of the PetitionerWSHG was in Sl. No.2 as per Annexure-6. The committee members were fully satisfied with the infrastructures, equipments and materials of the petitioner-WSHG according to the guidelines issued by the FS & CW Department vide Letter No.21433 dated 18.12.2025 to be selected for the procurement of paddy, but, surprisingly, without any reason, the Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Ganjam (Opp. Party No.2) as per the impugned Order/letter No.80/Judicial/MS2026 dated 19.01.2026 (Annexure-7) removed/excluded the name of the petitioner-WSHG and permitted other WSHGs for the procurement of paddy for KMS-2025-26. For which, the petitioner-WSHG has challenged the same by filing this writ petition praying for quashing the removal of the name of the petitioner-WSHG from Annexure-7 (Order/Letter No.80/Judicial/MS 2026 dated 19.01.2026) and to direct the Opp. Party No.2 for the inclusion/insertion of the name of the petitioner in the said list, as the name of the petitioner has been removed/excluded illegally without assigning any reason/cause for such exclusion/removal.
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