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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.24215 of 2024 Debendra Kumar Dash ..... Petitioner
Mr. Jyoti Ranjan Kar, Adv. -versus-
State Of Odisha and others ..... Opposite Parties
Mr. M.R. Mohanty, AGA
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA
ORDER 27.01.2025
Order No.
01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid mode. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned Additional Government Advocate 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 premises the humble petitioner fervently prays that, your Lordship’s may graciously be pleased to admit the writ application having heard from the both parties allow the writ petition to the extend to:- i) To issue appropriate writ/order/direction by directing the state Opp. Parties more particularly the Secretary Regulated Market Committee Padampur and the Chairman Cum Sub Collector Padampur
Page 2 of 3. Regulated Market Committee “here in referred as Opp. Party No.4 and 5” to take promptitude steps/diligent steps/effective steps/proper initiation in the matter of taking decision on the representation of the petitioner as regard to regular of his service in the post of Computer Operator w.e.f. 21.02.2015 i.e. from the date of completion of six years of contractual period of service to till his service regularized i.e. 30.05.2020 and to grant consequential arrear dues and further pray to absorb him in the post of Weigh Bridge Electric operator instead of post of Watcher and accordingly necessary revision of pay may be fixed. And pass necessary direction/order to the facts and circumstances of the case to give complete relief to the petitioner.”
4. In course of hearing of the writ application, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner ventilating his grievance has submitted representation before the Opposite Party Nos.4 & 5 under Annexure-5. 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 Nos. 4 & 5 to consider the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-5 within a stipulated period of time. 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that he has no objection if the representation of the Petitioner is considered by the Opposite Party Nos. 4 & 5, 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,
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the writ application is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the Opposite Party Nos. 4 & 5 to consider the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-5 within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this
order. The Opposite Party Nos.4 & 5 shall do well to dispose of the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-5 by passing a speaking and reasoned order. The decision so taken by the Opposite Party Nos.4 & 5 be also communicated to the Petitioner within two weeks thereafter.
7. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the writ application stands disposed of.
8. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules.
( Aditya Kumar Mohapatra )
Judge
S.K. Rout