IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.32088 of 2024 Baidyanath Swain ..…... Petitioner(s) Mr. Kamalakanta Nayak, Adv. -Versus- The Chairman-cum-Managing Director & Ors. ………. Opposite Parties CORAM: DR. JUSTICE S.K. PANIGRAHI ORDER 17.01.2025 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through a hybrid arrangement. 2. Heard. 3. In this Writ Petition, the Petitioner has challenged the illegal recovery of an amount of Rs.29,703/- from his salary towards shortfall of targeted income on the ground that there was no agreement for such targeted income or there was any survey for such targeted income. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner was working as conductor under OSRTC. He further submits that the system of targeted income and the collecting shortfall 2 from the conductor is totally unknown to the law and recovery of the shortfall amount is totally atrocious. 5. In such view of the matter, let notice be issued to the Opposite Parties. 6. Mr. Amitav Tripathy, learned counsel waives of notice on behalf of the Opposite Parties/OSRTC. An extra copy of the Writ Petition be served on him in order to enable him to take instruction in the matter. 7. List this matter on 7th February, 2025. (Dr. S.K. Panigrahi) Judge Sumitra