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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.892 of 2025 Gadadhar Panda ..... Petitioner
Represented By Adv. - Niranjan Panda -versus- 1) State Of Odisha ..... Opposite Parties 2) Deputy Registrar,cooperative Societies, Cuttack Div-i 3) Managing Director, Odisha State Co- op. Bank Ltd. 4) Registrar,cooperative Societies,bbsr 5) Arcs, Banki Circle 6) President, Banki Central Co-op. Bank Ltd. 7) Secretary, Banki Central Co-op. Bank Ltd.
Represented By Adv. – Ms.Babita Kumari Sahoo, AGA
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA
ORDER 29.01.2025
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 learned Additional Standing Counsel 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:
“The Petitioner therefore prays that this Hon’ble Court may graciously be pleased to admit this Writ Petition issue notice to the Opposite Parties by considering
Page 2 of 3. the facts and grounds stated above a direction may issue to the Opp.Parties for release of gratuity and unutilised leave and also the arrear dues from November, 2019 to March, 2020 forthwith;
And pass any other order(s), direction(s) as would deem fit and proper for the bona fide interest of justice;”
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 Managing Director, Odisha State Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bhubaneswar, Opposite Party No.3 under Annexure-2. 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.3 to consider the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-2 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 No.3, 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.3 to consider the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-2 within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. The Opposite Party No.3 shall do well to dispose of the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-2 by passing a speaking and reasoned
order. The decision so taken by the Opposite Party No.3 be also communicated to the Petitioner within two weeks 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
RKS