Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No. 35738 of 2021 Swarna Manjari Pradhan ..... Petitioner Mr. A. Acharya, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. A. Tripathy, AGA Mr. D. Nayak, Advocate (Opp. Party No. 3) CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 19.02.2026 Order No. 09 W.P.(C) No. 35738 of 2021 & I.A. No. 1334 of 2026 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. Heard Mr. A. Acharya, learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner, Mr. A. Tripathy, learned Addl. Govt. Advocate appearing for the State-Opp. Parties and Mr. D. Nayak, learned counsel appearing for Opp. Party No. 3. 3. The present writ petition has been filed inter alia with the following prayer:- “In the facts and circumstances of the case, your Petitioner humbly prays that this Hon'ble Court be graciously pleased to admit this Writ Petition, issue RULE NISI calling upon the Opposite Parties to show cause as to why the order dated 18.03.2021 passed by the Opposite Party No. 1 shall not be quashed and as to why the service of the Petitioner as Community Organizer shall not be regularized with all consequential service benefits from the initial date of joining i.e. from 29.05.2011 in service. And if the Opposite Parties or any of the Opposite Party fail to show cause or show insufficient cause, the said RULE NISI be made absolute and the writ be allowed accordingly, Page 2 of 2. by issuing a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or the Opposite Parties commanding them to regularize the service of the Petitioners as Community Organizer w.e.f. from her date of joining i.e., from 18.12.2012 and to pay all her consequential service benefits. And pass any such order/orders as deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. And for the act of kindness the Petitioner shall as in duty bound ever pray.” 4. It is fairly contended by the learned counsel appearing for the Parties that the issue involved in the present case is covered by a judgment passed by this Court on 01.12.2025 in W.P.(C) No. 17483 of 2021 & batch (Tapaswini Nath & Ors. Vs. State of Odisha & Anr.). 5. Considering the submission made, this Court while quashing impugned order dtd.18.03.2021 under Annexure-17, dispose of the writ petition in the light of the judgment dtd.01.12.2025 so passed in the case of Tapaswini Nath & Ors. as cited (supra). 6. Considering the submission of the learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner that she has not got the remuneration for the period from 23.08.2025 to 14.12.2025, this Court directs Opp. Party No. 3 to release the said remuneration, if the Petitioner has discharged her duty for the said period on due verification 7. The writ petition as well as I.A. accordingly stand disposed of. (BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Judge Sneha