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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.14728 of 2025 Swarnalata Mohanty ..... Petitioner
Represented By Adv. - Shashi Bhusan Jena -versus- State Of Odisha and others ..... Opposite Parties
Mr. J.K. Bal, AGA
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA
ORDER 07.07.2025
Order No.
01.
1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid mode.
2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned counsel 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 aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, it is therefore, prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus by directing the opp.parties to grant the UGC scale of pay and the consequential benefits thereof to the petitioner in an early date. Or pass such other order/orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the
facts and circumstances of the case.”
4. In course of hearing of the writ application, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner ventilating his grievance has
Page 2 of 2. submitted representation before the Opposite Party No.2 under Annexure-6. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that the said representation is pending as of now. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that a direction be issued to the Opposite Party No.2 to consider the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-6 within a stipulated period of time.
5.
Learned counsel for the State submits that he has no objection if the representation of the Petitioner is considered by the Opposite Party No.2, which is stated to be pending, in accordance with law within a stipulated period of time.
6. Considering the limited nature of grievance of the Petitioner, the writ application is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the Opposite Party No.2 to consider the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-6 within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. The Opposite Party No.2 shall do well to dispose of the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-6 by passing a speaking and reasoned
order. The decision so taken by the Opposite Party No.2 be also communicated to the Petitioner within two weeks thereafter.
7. 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