IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WA No.37 of 2015 Smt. Baijayanti Biswal …. Appellant/ Petitioner Represented By Adv.- Mr. S. Patra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Respondents/ Opp. Parties Represented By Adv.- Mr. Debaraj Mohanty, AGA CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 13.03.2026 (Hybrid mode) I.A. No.1045 of 2026 15. 1. Heard Mr. S. Patra, learned counsel appearing for the appellant and Mr. Debaraj Mohanty, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State. 2. This is an application for modification of the order dated 09.03.2026. 3. The writ appeal was disposed of vide order dated 09.03.2026 relying upon the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP (C) No.3544 of 2020. However, the appellant has moved the present application apprehending that since the writ appeal is disposed of as withdrawn, the respondent may not consider her case in the light of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Therefore, she makes prayer for deletion of paragraph Nos.4 and 5 of the order dated 09.03.2026 and to substitute these by inserting the following paragraphs: “4. In view of the aforementioned direction and as submitted by the learned counsel for the State that the Director of Higher Education, Odisha is consider the case of the appellant in terms of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 29.01.2026, we set aside the impugned order dated 23.12.2014 passed in O.J.C. No.15750 of 2001. 5. It is observed that the appellant/writ petitioner shall approach the Director of Higher Education, Odisha to agitate his grievance in terms of the order dated 29.01.2026 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.9828 of 2024 and other connected appeals. 6. With the above observation and direction, the writ appeal stands disposed of.” 4. Learned counsel for the State has no objection in the substitution/insertion of above paragraphs. 5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsels for the respective parties and the averments taken in the interim application, we modify the order dated 09.03.2026 to the above extent. 6. The rest part of the order dated 09.03.2026 remains unaltered. 7. I.A. is accordingly disposed of. 8. This order shall be read together with the order dated 09.03.2026 passed in the present writ appeal. 9. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. (Manash Ranjan Pathak), Judge (Sibo Sankar Mishra), Judge Rabindra/Ranjeeta Designation: Personal Assistant