Puspita Rout v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No. 955 of 2022 Puspita Rout .....

Petitioner Mr. P.K. Mohanty, Advocate Vs.

State of Odisha and others .....

Opposite parties State Counsel

CORAM:

DR. JUSTICE B.R. SARANGI

ORDER

24.01.2022 Order No.

This matter is taken up by video conferencing mode. 3.

The petitioner has filed this application seeking direction to the opposite parties to allow the petitioner to avail the leave benefits under the Orissa Education (Leave of Teachers and other Members of the Staff of Aided Educational Institutions) Rules, 1977, retrial and pensionary benefit under the Orissa Aided Educational Institutions' Employees Retirement Benefit Rules, 1981 and GPF benefit under the Orissa Aided Educational Institutions Employees' General Provident Funds Rules, 1983, as the petitioner is now receiving full grant-in-aid is an aided educational institution.

3.

In course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has already made representation before opposite party no.1 vide Annexure-4, and the same may be directed to be disposed of taking into consideration the order of this Court in the case of Jagadish Singh Babu v. State of Odisha (W.P.(C) No. 29322 of 2020 disposed of on 11.08.2021) within a stipulated time, to which learned

State Counsel has raised no objection.

4.

As agreed by learned counsel for the parties, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this writ petition stands disposed of directing opposite party no.1 to consider the representation filed by the petitioner under Annexure-4 taking into consideration the order of this Court in the case of Jagadish Singh Babu v. State of Odisha (W.P.(C) No. 29322 of 2020 disposed of on 11.08.2021), and pass a reasoned and speaking order as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the certified/authenticated copy of this order.

As the restrictions due to resurgence of COVID-19 situation are continuing, learned counsel for the parties may utilize a print out of the order available in the High Court's website, at par with certified copy, subject to attestation by the concerned advocate, in the manner prescribed, vide Court's Notice No.4587 dated 25th March, 2020, as modified by Court's notice no. 4798 dated 15th April, 2021, and Court's Office Order circulated vide Memo Nos.514 and 515 dated 7th January, 2022.

Alok (DR. B.R. SARANGI) JUDGE