Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 3399 Ori
Judgement Date : 8 March, 2021
W.P.C. No. 8801 of 2021
02 08.03.2021 The matter is taken up through hybrid
arrangement (virtual/physical mode).
Heard Mr. S. Das, learned counsel for the
petitioner and learned Additional Standing Counsel.
The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking
direction to the opposite parties to regularize the service
of the petitioner as against the post of Lab Attendant
(Mining) in terms of the recommendation made by
opposite party no.4 vide letter dated 20.06.2019,
24.06.2020 and 28.09.2020 under Annexures-10, 12 and
14 keeping in view the judgments of the apex Court in
Secretary State of Karnataka and Others v.
Umadevi (3) and Others (2006) 4 SCC 1, State of
Karnataka and others v. M.L. Keshari and others,
2010 (II) OLR (SC) 982 and Amarkant Rai v. State of
Bihar, (2015) 8 SCC 265.
In course of hearing, learned counsel for the
petitioner states that the case of the petitioner is covered
by the ratio decided by the apex Court in Umadevi, M.L.
Keshari and Amarkant Rai (supra). Therefore,
direction be issued to opposite party no3-Vice-
Chancellor, Biju Pattnaik University of Technology to
consider the case of the petitioner taking into
consideration the ratio decided in the aforesaid cases.
In that view of the matter, this Court disposes of
this writ petition directing opposite party no.3 to consider
the case of the petitioner and regularize his services
keeping in view of the judgments passed by the apex
Court in Umadevi, M.L. Keshari and Amarkant Rai
(supra) in accordance with law within a period of three
months from the date of production of certified copy this
order.
Issue urgent certified copy as per Rules.
Alok .........................................
Dr.B.R.Sarangi,J.
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