Bharati Dash v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No. 34704 of 2022 Bharati Dash and others .....

Petitioners Mr. S. Mishra, Advocate Vs.

State of Odisha and others .....

Opposite Parties Mr. S. Jena, SC, S&ME Deptt

CORAM:

DR. JUSTICE B.R. SARANGI

ORDER

21.12.2022 Order No.

01.

This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

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 21.09.2020 under Annexure-1, the petitioners have approached this Court by filing the present writ petition.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioners 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-1 dated 21.09.2020 is hereby quashed. The matter is remitted back to the authority to consider the case of the petitioners 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. Arun (DR. B.R. SARANGI, J.)