IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.16280 of 2024 M/s. Kalinga Bharati Residential College, Gopalpur, CTC …. Petitioner Mr. Somanath Mishra, Advocate -versus- Deputy Director (Revenue), ESI Corporation and another …. Opp. Parties Mr. Amarendra Prasad Roy, Standing Counsel with Mr. N.D. Tripathy, Advocate CORAM: JUSTICE MRUGANKA SEKHAR SAHOO Order No. ORDER 20.07.2026 (Hybrid Mode) 09. I.A. No. 1282 of 2026 & W.P.(C) No.16280 of 2024 1. The matter being in the list for hearing under the heading ‘For Admission’ is mentioned by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the opposite parties. The matter was taken up at the end of day’s proceeding and the learned counsel were heard. 2. I.A. No.1282 of 2026 has been filed by the Petitioner for grating leave to the parties to avail the benefit of the ‘Amnesty Scheme 2025’ promulgated by the opposite parties-ESI Corporation during pendency of the writ application. 3. Annexed to the I.A. is letter dated 01.12.2025 issued to the petitioner by the Regional Director, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India), Regional Office, Odisha, Bhubaneswar. The said letter is scanned and reproduced herein: 4. The learned counsel for the opposite parties endorses the submissions made in the I.A. and submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 5. In view of the above developments, it is expected that the parties shall work out amicable settlement acceptable to both the parties and this Court in no uncertain terms encourages such settlement in view of the Amnesty Scheme dated 14.10.2025. 6. It is further clarified that contentions raised in the writ application shall not be bar in any manner whatsoever for the parties to work out amicable settlement in terms of the ‘Amnesty Scheme’. 7. Interim order, if any, passed earlier by this Court shall merge with the order passed today. Any order passed earlier shall not in any manner come in the way of the parties to arrive at settlement. 8. The writ petition along with the pending I.As is disposed of with the observations as made above. (Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo) Judge Radha