Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No. 5195 of 2025 Anjan Kumar Behera ..... Petitioner Mr. P. Panda, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. S.K. Jee, AGA CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 24.02.2025 Order No. 01 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the Opp. Parties. 3. Petitioner has filed the present writ petition inter alia with the following prayer:- “It is therefore most humbly prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be graciously pleased to admit this writ petition, issue rule Nisi calling upon the Opp. Parties to show cause as to why the Opp. Parties shall not be directed to regularize the service of petitioner from the date of initial appointment and joining dtd.05.05.1999 instead of from the date of re-joining i.e. on 17.10.2011 and allowing all consequential service benefits as extended to similarly situated person by order of this Hon’ble Court dtd.05.03.2020 in W.P.(C) No.10071 of 2018, and pursuant to order passed by this Hon’ble Court in W.P.(C) No.6163 of 2023 in case of Kishore Chandra Sahu Vrs. State of Odisha others vide order dated 18.04.2024, upon showing insufficient cause/no cause, issue the writ of mandamus directing the Opp. Parties to regularize the service of the Petitioner Page 2 of 2. and allow appropriate scale of pay with consequential service benefits and extending the notional benefits from 05.05.1999 to 17.10.2011 and reckoned the seniority with effect from 05.05.1999, as provided to one Sipra Kumari Parida vide order dated 03.01.2021 under Annexure-8. And may further be pleased to pass such other order and issue the writ of Certiorari in quashing the order No. dated 12.01.2021 of the District Education Officer, Sambalpur and Order No.17544 dtd.20.07.2023 of O.P No.1 under Annexure-7..” 4. However, taking into account the claim raised in the present Writ Petition, liberty is granted to the Petitioner to make a fresh representation before Opp. Party No. 1 by enclosing all the relevant documents and citations in support of her claim, if any, within a period of three (3) weeks hence. 5. It is observed that if such representation is filed within the aforesaid time period, Opp. Party No. 1 shall do well to take a lawful decision on the same within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of such representation. The order so passed by Opp. Party No. 1 be communicated to the Petitioner. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Judge Subrat