Bharati Pattnaik vs State Of Odisha And
2023 Latest Caselaw 5790 Ori

Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 5790 Ori
Judgement Date : 11 May, 2023

Orissa High Court

Bharati Pattnaik vs State Of Odisha And on 11 May, 2023

          IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
                        W.P.(C) No.14256 of 2023

        Bharati Pattnaik                  ....                 Petitioner
                                           Mr. Banabihari Ray, Advocate


                                       -versus-
        State of Odisha and
        Others                            ....                 Opposite Party
                                                            Mr. S. Rath, ASC

                           CORAM:
               JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY
                                         ORDER

11.05.2023 Order No.

01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical) Mode.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

3. Against rejection of claim for grant of benefit in terms of the judgment of this Court in the case of Ritanjali Giri @ Paul vrs. State of Odisha (School & M.E. Deptt.) & Ors.: 2016 (I) ILR 1162, vide order dated 20.07.2021 under Annexure-6, the petitioners have approached this Court by filing the present writ petition.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that this question has already been decided by this Court in the case of Prasanta Kumar Mohapatra & others (W.P.(C) No.23312 of 2020) disposed of on 28.09.2021. Therefore, this writ petition may be disposed of in terms of the said order.

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5. Considering the contention raised by learned counsel for the petitioners and after going through the records, the order impugned under Annexure-3 dated 22.02.2023 is hereby quashed. The matter is remitted back to the authority to consider the case of the petitioner in the light of the order passed by this Court in the case of Prasanta Kumar Mohapatra (supra) as expeditiously as possible.

6. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.

(Biraja Prasanna Satapathy) Judge

Basudev

Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: BASUDEV SWAIN Designation: Jr. Stenographer Reason: Authentication of order Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 16-May-2023 17:43:40