RABINDRA KR. NAYAK vs COLLECTOR,MAYURBHANJ, ORISSA .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the appellant, serving provisionally as Assistant Public Prosecutor, was holding an 'office of profit' under the State Government, thus disqualifying him from being a member or Chairman of the Moroda Panchayat Samiti under Section 45-B of the Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959. The Court upheld the lower courts' findings that the appellant was indeed holding an office of profit, affirming the disqualification. The judgment clarified the interpretation of 'office of profit' in the context of public office eligibility.