IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CONTC No.5124 of 2025 Sabyasachi Pradhan & Another …. Petitioners Mr. S.B. Jena, Advocate -versus- Aravind Agrawal, IAS, & Another …. Opp.Parties Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE KRISHNA SHRIPAD DIXIT Order No. 02. ORDER 13.02.2026 Learned AGA-Mr. Mohanty has filed affidavit dated 28.01.2026 annexing the copy of the document dated 21.01.2026, at Annexure-A/2. The same reads as under: “UTM0ST URGENT ANNEXURE A/2 GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFFICE ORDER No. HE-GCENT-CASE-0005-2026: 3520/H5 Dtd. 21.01.2026 Pursuant to the order date 16.01.2026 passed in Contc. No. 5124/2025 arising out of order dated 07.08.2025 of the Hon’ble High Court passed in W.P.(C) No.21288 of 2025 filed by Sri. Sabyasachi Pradhan & Anr and in compliance to the order dated 30.10.2023 passed in WPC No.34663/2023 filed by Sarat Chandra Pradhan vrs State, Iatc Sarat Chandra Pradhan who was in position as Demonstrator before 01.01.1986 and was continuing as such till his retirement is allowed the revised UGC pay scale. The said benefit of UGC Scale of Pay in the pay scale of Rs. 1740/- to Rs.3000/- is allowed notionally w.e.f. 01.01.1986 and financial benefit wef 01.01.1996 as per UGC norms with subsequent revision of pay under different ORSP Rules thereafter, till his retirement as per the following modalities. i. As on 1.1.1986: - Rs.1740 with annual increment due on January every year since the pay fixed is at the minimum of a higher slab leaving no room to apply for exercise of option to continue in the pre-revised scale at a later date so as to be fixed on a stage higher than the minimum of the scale of pay Rs.1740- Rs.3000. ii. As on 1.1.1996: (5th Pay) – Rs.6900. iii. As on 1.1.2006: (6th Pay) – Rs.16090 in PB-2+ GP Rs.4200 iv. As on 1.1.2013: Rs.21550+GP Rs.4800 as per Finance Department Resolution No. 3560/F, dated 6.2.2013 r/w Circular No.1738/F, dated 20.1.2014. v. As on 1.1.2016: (7th Pay) – Rs.77,700 (L12/C12 of Pay Matrix). Sd/ Director, Higher Education Memo No.3521/HE, Dt. 21.01.2026 Copy forwarded to the Registrar, Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur for information and immediate necessary action. He is requested to take out steps at his level for fixation of salary of the petitioner/Demonstrator in Zoology following the modalities cited above and to present the financial requirement before the Government in this Department for clearance and release in your favour for disbursement of the same in favour of the petitioners. However, it is made clear that in case of any wrong calculation and payment made thereon, you will be held responsible. Appropriate compliance to the above may please be ensured within 15 days. Sd/- Additional Secretary to Government Memo No.3522/HE, Dt. 21.01.2026 Copy forwarded to Sri. Sabyasachi Pradhan, S/O- Late Shri Sarat Chandra Pradhan, Rctd. Demonstrator in Zoology, At-Flat No.401, Specific Royal Palace, Sailasree Vihar, Bhubaneswar-751019 for information and necessary action. Sd/- Additional Secretary to Government Memo No.3523/HE, Dt. 21.01.2026 Copy forwarded to the FA-cum-Special Secretary, Higher Education Department for information and necessary action. He is requested to take appropriate steps for release of the requirement in favour of the G.M. University, Sambalpur concerned after receipt of such requirement in order to comply the kind orders of the Hon’ble Court so passed in the respective writ petition. Sd/- Additional Secretary to Government Memo No.3524/HE, Dt.21.01.2026 Copy forwarded to Special Secretary (I/C of HED), Finance Department for information. Sd/- Additional Secretary to Government Memo No.3525/HE, Dt.21.01.2026 Copy forwarded to the O/o the Advocate General, Odisha, Cuttack for information and necessary action with reference CONTC No. 5124/2025 arising out of WPC No. 21288 of 2025. Sd/- Additional Secretary to Government” 2. Learned AGA further submits that in terms of the above order payment shall be credited to the Bank account of the complainant on or before the end of this month. In the above circumstances, the contempt is dropped with liberty to the complainant to seek its revival, in the event assurance is not kept. In that event, there would be an aggravated contempt, which would attract more severe punishment. (Krishna Shripad Dixit) Judge Madhusmita