p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.36250 of 2025 Narayan Behera and others … Petitioners Mr. Sapan Kumar Pal, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha and others … Opposite Parties Mr. Sanjay Rath, Additional Government Advocate CORAM: THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN Order No. ORDER 13.01.2026 01. 1. The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking a direction to the opposite parties, particularly opposite party no.1, i.e. Commissioner-cum-Secretary Fishery & ARD Department, Government of Odisha, to take appropriate and stringent action against certain officials based on inquiry report dated 2012.2024 submitted by the SDPO, Basta in the district of Balasore regarding Janasunani Petition, dated 19.10.2024. 2. It is alleged that certain officials have been enjoying their position being posted at one place/in one district for few years and are alleged to have illegally collected money from the beneficiaries of the primary cooperative societies and bank loan/marine loan. 3. It is submitted by Mr. Sapan Kumar Pal, learned counsel for the petitioners that even after receiving the report submitted by the In-Charge SDPO, Basta on 21.12.2024 addressed to the Superintendent of Police, Balasore with regard to Janasunani p. 2 Petition dated 19.10.2024, no further step is taken by the authority concerned. Highlighting the same, the petitioners filed a representation dated 28.12.2023 before the different authorities including the opposite party no.1 vide Annexure-4, which has not been attended to as yet. 4. Mr. Sanjay Rath, learned Additional Government Advocate submitted that the representation if is pending before the opposite party no.1 as contended, the same can be directed to be disposed of by the authority concerned. 5. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for respective parties and material available on the record, this Court, without expressing any opinion on the merits of case, disposes of the writ petition with a direction to the opposite party no.1 to consider the representation of the petitioners as stated to be pending (Annexure-4 series) and dispose of the same within a period of six weeks from the date of production of the copy of this order. (Harish Tandon) Chief Justice (M.S. Raman) Judge Aswini SETHY Designation: Personal Assistant (Secretary-in-charge) CUTTACK Signature Not Verified