Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.24010 of 2024 Pratima Kumari Mahto ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Hara Prasad Rath -versus- State Of Odisha and others ..... Opposite Parties Mr. S. Behera, AGA CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 22.04.2026 Order No. 05. 1. These matters are taken up through Hybrid mode. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as the learned counsel for the State. Perused the writ petition as well as the prayer made therein. 3. The present writ petition has been filed by the Petitioner with a prayer for a direction to the Opposite Parties to regularize the Petitioner in the post of Level-V(A) of Elementary Service w.e.f. 27.11.2018 with all consequential service and financial benefits. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner at this juncture contended that in the meantime the Petitioner has qualified the OTET Examination, therefore, his service is to be regularized. 5. Learned counsel for the Opposite Parties-State, on instruction vide letter dated 09.04.2026 of the Block Education Officer, Gurundia-Opposite Party No.4, stated before this Court that the Page 2 of 2. service of the Petitioner has been regularized initially from the date of her passing the OTET Examination, i.e. 22.11.2024 and that the Petitioner is entitled to the pensionary benefits as provided under the OCS (Pension) Rules, 1992 vide Financial Department notification dated 17.09.2025. 6. In view of the aforesaid instruction, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the present writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is being disposed of in terms of instruction dated 09.04.2026. A copy of such instruction be kept on record. A copy thereof also be served on learned counsel for the Petitioner. While disposing of the present writ petition further direction is given to the Opposite Parties to calculate the service and financial benefits as is due and admissible to the Petitioner including any differential/arrear pay to the Petitioner within a period of three months from the date of communication of a copy of today’s order. 6. With the aforesaid observation/direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. ( Aditya Kumar Mohapatra ) Judge S.K. Rout