Nabin Kishore Mohanta v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.3923 OF 2022 Nabin Kishore Mohanta .....

Petitioner Mr. Manas Pati, Advocate Vs.

State of Odisha & Ors.

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Opposite parties State Counsel

CORAM:

DR. JUSTICE B.R. SARANGI

ORDER

14.02.2022 Order No.

This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking direction to the opposite parties to modify the grade pay to Rs.5400/- instead of Rs.4800/- at the stage of 3rd financial upgradation with effect from 07.03.2014 in favour of the petitioner as has been sanctioned in favour of similarly employee under Annexure-5 with all consequential benefits within a stipulate time.

3. Mr. M. Pati, learned counsel for the petitioner contended that similar matter had come up for consideration before the Tribunal in O.A. No.1506 of 2019 (Rabindranath Sahu v. State of Odisha and others), wherein such benefit has been extended to the petitioner in the said original application under Annexure-5. It is contended that since the petitioner stands in the same footing, the benefit should have

been extended in favour of the petitioner.

4. Considering the contention raised by learned counsel for the petitioner and after going through the records, this writ petition stands disposed of directing opposite party no.3 to consider the representation of the petitioner in the light of the order passed by the Tribunal in O.A. No.1506 of 2019 (Rabindranath Sahu v. State of Odisha and others) and taking into consideration Annexure-5, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order.

Ashok (DR. B.R. SARANGI, J.)