Siba Prasad Bal vs State Of Odisha & Ors
2023 Latest Caselaw 6298 Ori

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       IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK


                    W.P.(C) No. 16130 OF 2023

Siba Prasad Bal                           .....                  Petitioner

                                                Mr. S.K. Mishra, Advocate
                                  Vs.
State of Odisha & Ors.                    .....           Opposite parties

                                                            State Counsel



            CORAM:
                JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY

                                          ORDER

17.05.2023

Order No. This matter is taken up through video conferencing

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2. The Petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking direction to the Opposite parties to release the differential salary of the Petitioners w.e.f.01.01.2016 to 30.09.2017 under ORSP Rules, 2017 came into force 01.01.2016 pursuant to the Resolution No.26347/F dated 07.09.2017 under Annexure-2 within a stipulated period.

3. In course of hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioners states that highlighting the grievance, the Petitioners have made representation to Opposite Party No.2 vide Annexure-5, 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, reported in 2004 (II)OLR 718 and Bijay Ketan Khatua -v-State of Orissa and others, reported in 2015(I) OLR 452.

4. Considering the limited grievance of the Petitioners, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court disposes of this writ petition with a direction to the Opposite Party No.2-Director Secondary Education Department, Odisha, Bhubaneswar to take a decision on the representation of the Petitioners dated 1st January, 2023 as at Annexure-5 in the light of the judgments in Smt. Dipti Roy (supra) 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 authenticated copy of this order.

sangita (Biraja Prasanna Satapathy) JUDGE

Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: SANGITA PATRA Reason: authentication of order Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 18-May-2023 19:32:48