Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.24563 of 2025 Bhikari Parida ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Kuresh Prasad Dash -versus- 1) State Of Odisha ..... Opposite Parties 2) Director,elementary Education 3) The Collector, Ganjam 4) District Education Officer 5) Block Education Officer, Aska Block 6) Block Education Officer, Sheragada Block Represented by Adv. – Mr. S. Behera, AGA CORAM: MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 23.02.2026 Order No. 02. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. The short grievance of the Petitioner is as to long pendency of his/her appeal against the transfer order dated 10.07.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the matter is substantially covered by the judgment of this Court in W.P.(C) No.20875 of 2025 between Ranjan Kumar Tripathy v. State of Odisha and batch disposed off on 27.11.2025 and therefore, a direction is to be issued to the Appellate Authority to hear and dispose off the appeal before long. There is force in this submission. 4. Learned Mr. S. Behera, learned AGA appearing for the OPs submits that there would be no difficulty in instructing OP No.2 to Page 2 of 2. dispose off the subject appeal, if it is pending, in accordance with law, if all contentions are kept open and reasonable period is fixed, in the light of the cognate judgment. This is fair. 4. In the above circumstances, writ petition is disposed off directing OP No.2 to hear and dispose off the appeal keeping in view the observations of this Court in cognate case, i.e. W.P.(C) No. 20875 of 2025 within an outer limit of three weeks. Delay shall be viewed very seriously at the next level of litigation. Now, no costs. Web copy of this order to be acted upon by all concerned. ( A.K. Mohapatra) Judge Sisir Designation: Personal Assistant