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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.37659 of 2025 Monorama Devi ..... Petitioner
Represented by Adv. - Raghunath Dasmohapatra -versus- 1) State Of Odisha ..... Opposite Parties 2) Director,secondary Education,bhubaneswar 3) District Education Officer,khurda
Represented by Adv. –Mr. U.C.Jena, A.S.C.
CORAM:
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA
Order No.
ORDER 13.01.2026
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1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode).
2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State-Opposite Parties. Perused the writ application as well as the prayer made therein.
3. The Petitioner has filed the present writ application with the following prayer:
“It is therefore prayed that let this Hon'ble Court may graciously be please to admit this writ petition, issue notice the opposite parties.
And after hearing counsel of the parties allow this writ petition, directing the opposite parties to release the DCRG funds in favour of the petitioner within a stipulated period.
And any other or further order may kindly be
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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 Director Secondary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, Opposite Party No.2 under Annexure-1. 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 No.2 to consider the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-1 within a stipulated period of time.
5. Learned Additional Standing Counsel submits that he has no objection if the representation of the Petitioner is considered by the Opposite Party No.2, 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, the writ application is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the Opposite Party No.2 to consider the representation dated 30.06.2025 of the Petitioner under Annexure-1 within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. The Opposite Party No.2 shall do well to dispose of the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-1 by passing a speaking and reasoned
order. The decision so taken by the Opposite Party No.2 be also communicated to the Petitioner within ten days thereafter.
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7. With the aforesaid observation, the writ application stands
disposed of.
8. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules.
( A.K. Mohapatra)
Judge Rubi