IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.35690 of 2025 Basudev @ Basanta Mohapatra …. Petitioner Mr. A.K. Nayak, Advocate -versus- Chairman, Paradeep Port Trust, Jagatsinghpur and Another …. Opp. Parties CORAM: JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY Order No ORDER 05.01.2026 02. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical) Mode. 2. Heard. 3. Considering the nature of order going to be passed, this Court is of the view that no notice is required to be issued to Paradeep Port Trust. 4. The Petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition with the following prayer: - “It is, therefore, humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue Rule NISI calling upon the Opp. parties to show cause as to why an appropriate writ shall not be issued in directing the Opp. parties to release the arrear salary for the period from 07.03.2003 to 30.11.2023 and further be pleased to declare that not allowing the petitioner to discharge his normal duty for the relevant period is illegal and upon perusal of causes shown, if any, or any insufficient causes shown make the said Rule absolute and upon hearing both the p. 2 p. 2 parties grant the following relief in favour of the petitioner; (i) Denial of employment without holding any departmental proceeding is violative of the Paradeep Post clearing, forwarding, holding workers (Regulations of Employment) Scheme, 1994 and principle of natural justice. (ii) (ii) Direct the Opp.parties to release the salary for the period from 07.03.2003 to 30.11.2023 in favour of the petitioner as paid to his counterparts employees. And/or to pass such other order/orders as this Hon'ble Court deems just, fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that through highlighting his grievances, the petitioner has filed a representation vide Annexure-5 to the Writ Petition, but till date nothing has been done in the matter. In such background, he prays that a direction be issued to opposite party No.2 to take a decision on the above noted petition within a specific time period. 6. Considering the submissions made and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court directs opposite party No.2 to take a decision on the above noted representation in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order and communicate the result of such exercise to the petitioner. 7. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. (Biraja Prasanna Satapathy) Judge Basudev