p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.30997 of 2024 Rasmiprava Mallick …. Petitioner Represented By Adv. Mr. Akshaya Kumar Nayak -versus- The Director of SC/ST Welfare Dept. Orissa, Bhubaneswar & Ors. …. Opposite Parties Represented By AGA Mr. Saswat Das CORAM: DR. JUSTICE S.K. PANIGRAHI Order No. ORDER 11.02.2025 02. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. Heard learned counsels for the Parties. 3. In filing this Writ Petition, the Petitioner has made the following prayer:- “It is therefore humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to admit the Writ Petition, issue notice to the op parties and be pleased to show cause as to why the marriage certificate under Annexure-4 and application for financial assistance would not be said valid, if the opp. parties do not show any sufficient cause or failed to show cause at all this p. 2 p. 2 Hon'ble Court may be pleased to allow the writ application directing the opp. parties to sanction the present prevailing financial assistance in favour of the petitioner. And pass any other order/orders, direction/directions as your Lordships deem fit and proper directing cost against the opp. parties for the ends of justice; And for the said act of kindness, the petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray;” 4. During course of hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that before approaching this Court, the Petitioner has already ventilated his grievance before the Director of SC/ST Welfare Dept. Orissa, Bhubaneswar/Opposite Party No.1 vide Annexure-1. He further submits that the said grievance of the Petitioner is still pending. 5. He, accordingly, prays that a direction may be issued to the Director of SC/ST Welfare Dept. Orissa, Bhubaneswar/Opposite Party No.1 for considering the said grievance of the Petitioner. 6. Without going into the merits of the case, this Court directs the Director of SC/ST Welfare Dept. Orissa, Bhubaneswar/Opposite Party No.1 to consider the grievance of the Petitioner vide Annexure-1 and pass a p. 3 p. 3 lawful order within a period of four weeks from the date of presentation of an authenticated copy of this order. 7. This Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. S.K. Panigrahi) Judge Sumitra