Sanatan Sahu v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.28950 of 2022 Sanatan Sahu ....

Petitioner Mr. S.K. Pal, Advocate -versusState of Odisha and others ....

Opposite Parties Mr. A. Behera, A.S.C.

CORAM:

JUSTICE A.K. MOHAPATRA Order No.

ORDER

10.11.2022 01.

1.

This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode).

2.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Perused the record.

3.

The Petitioner has filed this writ petition with the following prayer :

"The petitioner, therefore, prays that the Hon'ble Court be pleased to admit the Writ petition and after hearing the petitioner's counsel issue a writ/writs of Mandamus directing the Opp.Party No.3 i.e. Director of fisheries, Odisha, to disburse all financial benefit for the post of F.D. along with all consequential service benefits which benefits had been received his junior in retrospectively and fixation of revised pay after sanction of grade pay and sanction of annual period increment to the petitioner taking into all annexures of the writ petition;" 4.

It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that although the petitioner has filed representation dated 20.11.2019 under Annexure-6 before the Director of Fisheries, Odisha, CuttackOpposite Party No.3, the same is still pending before the said

// 2 // Opposite party and the said Opposite Party has not taken any decision as of now.

5.

Considering the submissions made, the limited nature of grievance involved in the present writ petition, keeping in view the case of the petitioner, this Court disposes of the writ petition at the stage of admission with a direction to the Director of Fisheries, Odisha, Cuttack-Opposite Party No.3 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 20.11.2019 under Annexure-6 in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. It is needless to mention here that the representation of the petitioner shall be considered and disposed of by passing a speaking and reasoned order. Any decision so taken on the said representation shall be communicated to the petitioner within a period of two weeks thereafter.

6.

With the aforesaid observation the writ application stands disposed of.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Jagabandhu