Baijayanti Pal v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) (OAC) No.2276 of 2018 Baijayanti Pal ....

Petitioner -versusState of Odisha & Ors.

.... Opposite Parties COROM:

JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY

ORDER

21.09.2022

01. 1.

This matter is taken up through Hybrid Mode.

Order No 2.

Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State- Opposite Parties.

3.

The Petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition with the following prayer:- "(i) The Hon'ble Tribunal may graciously be pleased to allow this case and appropriate order may kindly be passed, directing the Respondents, for opening of the G.P.F Account of the applicant under old G.P.F and Pension Rules of 1992, by treating the applicant as an appropriate of the year 1997 and allow the grievance of the applicant basing on the ratio decided in O.A. No.1536 of 2008 & W.P.(C) No.9015 of 2014 and 5320 of 2014, as mentioned above, for the protection of law and also for the protection of natural justice to the applicant;

OR Issue notice to the Respondents calling upon them to show cause as to why the applicant will not be treated as an appointee of the year 1997, and why the applicant will not be provided with GPF Account No. by opening the G.P.F Account under Old G.P.F and Pension Rules of 1992, due to the above

// 2 // said facts and circumstances and also the above mentioned orders of the Hon'ble Courts. If the Respondents do not show any cause or show insufficient cause then your Lordships may make the Rule absolute by allowing the grievance of the applicant in the interest of justice".

5.

Considering the submission made and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Petitioner is directed to make fresh representation before the Opposite Party No.3 by enclosing all the relevant documents and citations in support of his claim, if any, within a period of one week hence.

6.

It is observed that if such a representation is filed within the aforesaid period, the Opposite Party No.3 shall do well to dispose of the representation within a period of one month. The decision so taken by the Opposite Party No.3 be communicated to the Petitioner within that time. 7.

With the aforesaid observations and directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of.

(Biraja Prasanna Satapathy) Judge Subrat