Prasant Kumar Satpathy And Others vs State Of Odisha And Others
2023 Latest Caselaw 540 Ori

                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
                                    W.P (C) No. 641 of 2023

Prasant Kumar Satpathy and others         .....                                            Petitioners
                                                                             Ms. P.P. Rao, Advocate
                                          Vs.
State of Odisha and others                .....                                       Opposite Parties
                                                                                      State Counsel
              CORAM:
                  DR. JUSTICE B.R. SARANGI

                                                     ORDER

17.01.2023

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

01.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

3. The petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking direction to the opposite parties to release and disburse the differential revised arrear salary of the petitioner w.e.f. 01.01.2016 to 30.09.2017 under ORSP Rule-2017 in view of the judgment passed in Smt. Dipti Roy v. State of Orissa and others, 2004 (II) OLR 718.

4. In course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners states that highlighting the grievance, the petitioners have made representation to opposite party no.1 vide Annexure-6, but no decision has yet been taken. Therefore, the same may be considered in the light of the judgment passed by this Court in Smt. Dipti Roy v. State of Orissa and others, 2004 (II) OLR 718 and Bijay Ketan Khatua v. State of Orissa and others, 2015(I) OLR 452, to which learned counsel for the State has no objection.

5. As agreed to by learned counsel for the parties, this Court without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, disposes of this writ petition directing opposite party no.1 to take a decision on the representation filed by the petitioners vide Annexure-6 in the light of the judgments in Smt. Dipti Roy and Bijay Ketan Khatua (supra) and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy this order..

6. Issue urgent certified copy as per Rules.

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