Gagan Behari Mohanty v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

WPC (OAC) No.3368 OF 2017 Gagan Behari Mohanty .....

Petitioner Mr. S.K. Mishra, Advocate Vs.

State of Odisha & Ors.

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Opposite parties State Counsel

CORAM:

DR. JUSTICE B.R. SARANGI

ORDER

06.09.2022 Order No.

This matter is taken up by hybrid mode.

2.

The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking direction to the opposite parties to give him promotion from Group-D post to Group-C post (Junior Clerk), as vacancies available under the administrative control of opposite party no.4-District Education Officer, Balasore and further to issue direction to the opposite parties to grant service benefits pursuant to such promotion.

3.

Opposite party no.3 has filed counter affidavit, wherein it is stated that the Collector, Balasore had called for the names of the Class-IV employees having qualification of HSC in his letter dated 16.12.2011. In compliance of the same, names of eligible candidates including the name of the petitioner have been submitted, but no order has yet been passed with regard to promotion of Group-D employees to Group-C employees. As such, opposite party no.4 has not got any instruction either from the Government or from the Collector, Balasore with regard to such promotion. 4.

In that view of the matter, as and when occasion arises for promotion, opposite party no.4 will consider the

grievance of the petitioner and pass order in accordance with law.

5.

With the above observation, the writ petition stands disposed of.

6.

Issue urgent certified copy as per rules.

Alok (DR. B.R. SARANGI) JUDGE