Pradhumna Kumar Swain vs State Of Odisha & Others
2021 Latest Caselaw 8468 Ori

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

                                W.P.(C) No. 22109 of 2021

            Pradhumna Kumar Swain            .....                   Petitioner
                                                        Mr. P.K. Mohapatra, Adv.
                                          -Versus-

            State of Odisha & Others         .....               Opposite Parties
                                                                  State Counsel
                        CORAM:
                            DR. JUSTICE B.R. SARANGI


                                          ORDER

12.08.2021

Order No. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

01. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has filed this application seeking direction to opposite parties to allow the Grade Pay of Rs.4800/- and Rs.5400/- towards 2nd and 3rd financial up gradation w.e.f. 01.01.2013 and 12.08.2013 on completion of 20 and 30 years of service. in the light of the judgment dated 27.06.2016 in W.P.(C) No. 2831 /2016(State of Odisha and another v. Bihari Lal and others) which has been affirmed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated 23.08.2017 in Diary No. 20358 of 2017 as has been extended to other similarly situated persons vide Annexure-8 keeping in view the notification dated 04.07.2017 vide Annexure-10 and thereby quashing the order dated 24.02.2020 vide Annexure-7.

Learned counsel for the petitioner states that similar question had come up for consideration before a Division Bench of this Court in W.P.(C) No. 2831 of 2016 disposed of on 27.06.2016 (State of Odisha and another v. Bihari Lal and others), which was arising out of an order dated 12.03.2015 passed by the State Administrative Tribunal in O.A. No. 520 of 2014 and this Court quashed the order dated 21.12.2013 (wrongly mentioned as 21.12.2012 in the judgment) and held that the applicants are eligible to get financial upgradation in the posts of GPEO/PA, ABDO/SDPO and DPO on completion of 10/20/30 years of service in the post of VLW under the RACP scheme. Therefore, the petitioner's case may be considered in the light of the said judgment.

Learned Addl. Government Advocate states that if the Division Bench of this Court has resolved the issue, then the petitioner may approach the authority concerned ventilating his grievance.

Considering the contention raised by learned counsel for the parties and after going through the records, this Court grants liberty to the petitioner to approach the authority concerned by filing representation brining the notice of the authority the judgment in Bihari Lal (supra), to which the authority shall apply his mind and pass appropriate order within a period of four months from the date of communication of this order.

With the above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of.

Issue urgent certified copy as per rules.

A.K. Rana (DR. B.R. SARANGI) JUDGE