Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.16058 of 2025 Ghanashyam Patel ..... Petitioner Represented By Adv. - Amit Kumar Nath -versus- 1) State Of Odisha ..... Opposite Parties 2) The Engineer In Chief, Water Resources Dept., Bbsr 3) The Chief Engineer And Basin Manager, Upper Mahanadi Basin, Sambalpur 4) The Addl. Chief Engineer, Hirakud Dam Circle, Burla 5) The Superintending Engineer, Main Dam Division, Sambalpur 6) Asst. Executive Engineer, Hydrology Sub Division, Burla Represented By Adv. – Mr.P.K.Panda, ASC CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 13.06.2025 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 petition as well as documents annexed thereto. 3. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayers: “It is therefore, prayed that in view of the facts and circumstances as stated above, this Hon'ble Court Page 2 of 3. may be pleased to admit the writ application, issue notice to the Opp. Parties and if the Opp. Parties failed to give sufficient reason, the Opp. Parties may be directed to absorb the petitioner in regular establishment and extend other service benefits; Further prays to pass any other order / orders, direction / directions as deem fit and proper; And may other relief or reliefs this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper.” 4. In course of hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner may be granted liberty to file a fresh representation ventilating his grievance before the Secretary to Govt., Dept. of Water Resources, Bhubaneswar, Opposite Party No.1 which may be considered within a stipulated period of time in accordance with law. 5. Learned Additional Govt. Advocate on the other hand submits that he has no objection if liberty is granted to the Petitioner to file a fresh representation before the Opposite Party No.1 and the same is considered and disposed of in accordance with law. 6. In view of the aforesaid limited nature of grievance of the petitioner, this Court disposes of the writ petition granting liberty to the Petitioner to file a fresh representation before the Opposite Party No.1 ventilating his grievance within a period of two weeks. If such a representation is filed within the time stipulated, the same shall be considered and disposed of by the Opposite Party No.1 taking into consideration the order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in WPC(OAC) No.48 of 2014 disposed of on 09.03.2023 as well as in W.P.(C) No.1042 of 2014 decided on 09.05.2022 within a period of two Page 3 of 3. months from the date of filing representation by passing a speaking and reasoned order. The decision so taken on the same shall be communicated to the Petitioner within a period of ten days from the date of taking such a decision. 7. With the aforesaid observations/ directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( A.K. Mohapatra) Vacation Judge RKS Designation: AR-CUM-Senior Secretary