Hrushikesh Das vs State Of Odisha And Others
2023 Latest Caselaw 1353 Ori

                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
                                W.P (C) No. 2424 of 2023

Hrushikesh Das                          .....                                         Petitioner
                                                                 Mr. C.R. Pattnaik, Advocate
                                        Vs.
State of Odisha and others              .....                                  Opposite Parties
                                                       Mr. S. Jena, Standing Counsel S&ME
              CORAM:
                  DR. JUSTICE B.R. SARANGI

                                                 ORDER

08.02.2023 Order No. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

01.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

3. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking direction to the opposite parties to allow the petitioner to avail the benefit of trained graduate scale of pay on attaining the age of 48 years.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the case of the petitioner is covered by the judgment of this Court in the case of Radharani Samal v. State of Orissa, 2017 (I) ILR-CUT-546 and Akhaya Kumar Nayak v. State of Odisha and Ors. (W.P.(C) No. 5480 of 2021 disposed of on 04.08.2022). Therefore, this writ petition may be disposed of in the light of the aforesaid order.

5. Learned Standing Counsel for School and Mass Education Department does not dispute the position.

6. In the above view of the matter, this writ petition stands disposed of directing the opposite parties-authority to consider the case of the petitioner in the light of the judgment passed by this Court in the cases of Radharani Samal and Akhaya Kumar Nayak (supra), and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order.

Issue urgent certified copy as per rules.

Arun                                                        (DR. B.R. SARANGI, J.)