Dhanurjay Mahanta v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No. 3429 of 2022 Dhanurjay Mahanta ....

Petitioner Mr. A. Apat, Advocate -Versus - State of Odisha and others ....

Opp. Parties Mr. B. Mohanty, SC, S&ME

CORAM:

DR. JUSTICE B.R. SARANGI

ORDER

06.12.2022 This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

Order No.

2.

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 21.12.2020 under Annexure-3, the petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present writ petition.

3.

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. 4.

Considering the contention raised by learned counsel for the petitioner and after going through the records, the order impugned under Annexure-3 dated 21.12.2020 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.

5.

The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. (Dr. B.R. Sarangi) Judge Ashok