Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.37294 of 2025 Pankaj Chandra Pujhari ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Bivudatta Chalan -versus- State Of Odisha and others ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. – Mr. D.K. Sahu, AGA CORAM: MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 20.01.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned Additional Govt. Advocate for the State-Opposite Parties. Perused the writ application as well as the documents annexed thereto. 3. The Petitioner has filed the present writ application with the following prayer: “Under the above circumstances, it is humbly prayed that the writ petition be allowed. (a). A writ of Mandamus or an appropriate writ to be issued commanding the Opposite Party No.2 to transmit the detailed verification reports regarding the eligibility of the petitioner for getting the benefit under G.LA. order 1994 which was held on dated 18.07.2017 to the Opp. Party no.l and take necessary steps in connection with W.P.{C) No.25l63 of 2014. And any other order/orders or direction/directions to be issued so as to give Page 2 of 3. complete relief to the petitioner. And for this act of kindness the petitioner shall as in duly bound ever pray.” 4 It is stated by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that ventilating his grievance with regard to grant of G.I.A. to the Petitioner, the Petitioner approached the Director, Higher Education Odisha, Opposite Party No.2 by filing a detailed representation dated 06.12.2022. Such representation is stated to pending before the Opposite Party No.2 for consideration. Being aggrieved by inaction of Opposite Party No.2, the Petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present writ application. 6. Learned counsel for the State on the other hand contended that he has no specific instruction in the matter. However, it appears that the representation was filed in the year 2022. Moreover, there is no acknowledgment of receipt on such representation by the Opposite Party No.2. In such view of the matter, learned counsel for the State contended that in the event the Petitioner files a fresh representation before the Opposite Party No.2, he will have no objection if this Court directs the Opposite Party No.2 to consider such representation in accordance with law, within a stipulated period of time. 7. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsels appearing for both sides, on a careful examination of the background facts as well as the limited nature of grievance involved in the present writ application, this Court deems it proper to disposes of the writ application at the stage of admission by granting liberty to the Petitioner to approach the Opposite Party No.2 by filing a detailed representation stating their all the Page 3 of 3. grounds along with the supporting documents within a period of three weeks from today. In such eventuality, the Opposite Party No.2 shall do well to consider the grievance of the Petitioner as involved in the representation within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of certified copy of today’s order along with such representation. The representation of the Petitioner shall be considered and disposed of by passing a speaking and reasoned order. The final order so passed by the Opposite Party No.2 be communicated to the Petitioner within ten days thereafter. 8. With the aforesaid observation/ direction, the writ application stands disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules. ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Sisir Designation: Personal Assistant