Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 5895 Ori
Judgement Date : 13 June, 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
WP(C) No.15439 of 2025
Siddhartha Mohanty ..... Petitioner
Mr. K.C. Sahu, Advocate
-versus-
State Of Odisha and others ..... Opposite Parties
Mr. P.S. Nayak, AGA
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR
MOHAPATRA
ORDER
13.06.2025 Order No.
01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid mode.
2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State-Opposite Parties. Perused the writ application as well as the documents annexed thereto.
3. The Petitioner has filed the present writ application with the following prayer:
"It is, therefore, prayed that your Lordships may be graciously be pleased to allow this writ petition by directing the Opp.parties for providing appointment of the petitioner in any of the Class-III or IV post under the R.A. Scheme commensurating with his qualification as per the then prevailing existing provisions/rules of O.C.S (R.A) Rules 1990 within a time bound period for the interest of justice.
And may further be pleased to pass any other order(s), direction(s) as deems fit & proper for the bonafide interest of justice."
4. In course of hearing of the writ application, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner ventilating his grievance has submitted representation before the Opposite Party No.1 under Annexure-6 It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that the said representation is pending as of now. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that a direction be issued to the Opposite Party No.1 to consider the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-6 within a stipulated period of time.
5. Learned counsel for the State submits that he has no objection if the representation of the Petitioner is considered by the Opposite Party No.1, which is stated to be pending, in accordance with law within a stipulated period of time.
6. Considering the limited nature of grievance of the Petitioner, the writ application is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the Opposite Party No.1 to consider the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-6, taking in consideration the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Malaya Nanda Sethy v. State of Orissa and others reported in 2022(II) OLR(SC)-1 as well as the judgment of this Court in Bindusagar Samantaray v. State of Odisha & Ors. in W.A. No.810 if 2021 decided on 25.09.2023 and in Biswajit Swain v. State of Odisha and others in W.P.(C) No.5214 of 2021 decided on 31.10.2023 and in the case of Suchitra Bal v. State of Odisha & Ors. by a Division Bench of this Court in W.P.(C) No.2081 of 2021 decided on 16.03.2023 as well as in terms of Notification dated 04.04.2025 of the G.A. & P.G. Department, within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. The Opposite Party No.1 shall do well to
dispose of the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-6 by passing a speaking and reasoned order. The decision so taken by the Opposite Party No.1 be also communicated to the Petitioner within two weeks thereafter.
7. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the writ application stands disposed of.
Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules.
( Aditya Kumar Mohapatra ) Vacation Judge S.K. Rout Reason: Authentication Page 3 of 3. Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 13-Jun-2025 18:32:08
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