Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.13841 of 2025 Bharat Chandra Dasbabu ..... Petitioner Represented By Adv. - Jyotirmay Gupta -versus- State Of Odisha and others ..... Opposite Parties Smt. S. Nayak, ASC CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 15.05.2025 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid mode. 2. Heard learned counsels for the 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: “The petitioner therefore humble prays that the Hon'ble Court may be graciously pleased to admit this case, issue notice to opposite parties for show cause and after hearing both the sides may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus/certiorari by directing the opposite parties Particularly to O.P.No.-1 to approve the question of regularization of service of the petitioner with pensionable service taking in to account his first joining in service i.e. on Page 2 of 3. 01.01.1989 as NMR and work charged employee on 29.10.2009 with service benefit as well as the periodical increment as per recommendation of O.P.No.-2 on 17.04.2025 vide Annexure-8 taking in to account the seniority list dated 03.12.2021 vide Annexure-3, on the recommendation of O.P.No.-2 dated 17.04.2025 vide Annexure-8 within a stipulated period with cost. AND Further be pleased to pass such other (s)/direction which this Hon'ble Court thinks fit and proper to this case.” 4. The sole grievance of the Petitioner in the present writ petition is that as per order dated 17.04.2025 under Annexure-8 to the writ petition, the Engineer-in-Chief (Water Resources Department, Government of Odisha) has already been taken a decision to regularize the service of the Petitioner. He further contended that directing approval from the Water Resources Department, no final decision has been taken. 5. Taking into consideration the limited nature of the grievance involved in the present writ petition, this Court deems it proper to dispose of the writ petition at the stage of admission by directing the Opposite Party No.1 to take a decision on the letter of the Engineer- in-Chief (Water Resources Department, Government of Odisha) dated 17.04.2025 under Annexure-8 within a period of six weeks from the date of communication of a certified copy of today’s order. In the event the Government grant approval, then the Opposite Party No.2- Engineer-in-Chief (Water Resources Department, Government of Odisha) shall do well to sanction and disburse the consequential service and financial benefits in favor of the Petitioner within a Page 3 of 3. period of six weeks from the date of receipt of such approval from the W.R. Department. Any decision taken by the authorities be communicated to the Petitioner within ten days thereafter. 6. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the writ application stands disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules. ( Aditya Kumar Mohapatra ) Judge S.K. Rout