Jaladhar Ojha v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No. 14472 of 2022 Jaladhar Ojha ....

Petitioner Mr. P.K. Mohapatra, Advocate -Versus - State of Odisha and others ....

Opp. Parties State Counsel

CORAM:

DR. JUSTICE B.R. SARANGI

ORDER

08.12.2022 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 11.10.2021 under Annexure-6, 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 petitioners and after going through the records, the order impugned under Annexure-6 dated 11.10.2021 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. 6.

Issue urgent certified copy as per rules.

(Dr. B.R. Sarangi) Judge Alok