Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.32537 of 2024 Debendra Kumar Prusty ..... Petitioner Represented By Adv. - Tapan Kumar Biswal -versus- 1) State Of Odisha ..... Opposite Parties 2) Registrar Co Operative Societies, Odisha 3) Asst. Registrar Co Operative Society, Kendrapara 4) President Indipur Primary Agriculture Society, Kendrapara 5) Secy. Kendrapara Central Co Operative Bank Ltd., Kendrapara Represented By Adv. – Mr.M.R.Mohanty, AGA CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 19.02.2025 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 the learned Additional Government Advocate. Perused the Writ Petition as well as the documents annexed thereto. 3. The Petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition with the following prayer : “ It is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be graciously pleased enough to O.P.No.5 to issue receipt book to the Petitioner and allow the Petitioner to continue as in-charge Page 2 of 3. Secretary till disposal of the Writ Petition for the interest of justice and obliged. And further the pleased to pass any other appropriate order/orders as deemed fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case for ends of justice.” 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that although the Petitioner has already approached the ARCS, who is the competent authority to consider the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-8 to the Writ Petition, no decision has been taken on such representation. Being aggrieved by the inaction of the ARCS, Opposite Party No.3, the Petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present Writ Petition. 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate on the other hand contended that although he has no instruction in the matter, however in the event this Court directs the Opposite Party No.3 to take a decision on the representation of the Petitioner within a stipulated period of time, he has no objection to the same 6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsels for the respective parties, on careful examination of the documents annexed to the Writ Petition and further keeping in view the limited nature of prayer in the Writ Petition, this Court disposes of the Writ Petition at the stage of admission by directing the Opposite Party No.3 to consider and dispose of the representation of the Petitioner dated 03.06.2024, if the same is still pending, within a period of six weeks from the date of communication of certified copy of this order. Further, it is directed that while considering the representation of the Page 3 of 3. Petitioner, the Opposite Party No.3 shall take into consideration the order No.17 dated 29.05.2024 passed in S.D.No.16 of 2023 under Annexure-6 to the Writ Petition. Any decision so taken by the Opposite Party No.3 be communicated to the Petitioner within 10 days thereafter. 7. With the aforesaid observation/direction the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules. ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge RKS