p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P. (C) No.18253 of 2023 1. Kulamani Das 2. Manoj Kumar Dash &. Petitioners Mr. A. Mishra, Advocate -versus- 1. State of Odisha, represented through its Addl. Secretary to Govt. of Odisha, Departmental of Rural Development, Odisha Secretary Building (Now Lok Seva Bhawan), Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar, Dist - Khurda. 2. Addl. Secretary, Finance Department to Govt. of Odisha, Odisha Secretary Building (Now Lok Seva Bhawan), Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar, Dist - Khurda. 3. Engineer-In-Chief, Rural Works, Old AG Colony, Unit - 4, Madhusudan Nagar, Bhubaneswar- 751022, Khurda. 4. Superintending Engineer, Rural Works, Division-I, Cuttack, AT - Potapokhari, PO - Nuabazar, Dist - Cuttack. 5. Superintendent &. Opposite Parties p. 2 Engineer, Rural Works, Division Jharsuguda, AT - Jharsuguda, PO - OMP, Dist - Jharsuguda Mr. C. R. Swain, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 31.03.2026 14. 1. The judgment is pronounced in the open Court and kept in separate sheet. (V. Narasingh) Judge Jina