Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No. 14970 of 2026 Tankadhar Bagarty ..... Petitioner Mr. D.K. Mohapatra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. A. Tripathy, AGA CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 18.05.2026 Order No. 01 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the Opp. Parties. 3. Petitioner has filed the present writ petition inter alia with the following prayer:- “Therefore, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be graciously pleased to- I. Admit the writ application; II. Call for records III. Issue a writ of Mandamus in directing the O.P. to sanction pension and pensionary benefits of the petitioner by computing the service rendered under NMR/DLR establishment as per the Judgment law passed in W.P.(C) No.4001/2026 (Adikanda Pradhan Vrs. Skill Development and Technical Education Department), W.P.(C) No.4162/2024 (Laxmikanta Patra Vrs. State of Odisha) disposed of on 28.02.2024 and W.P.(C) No.248 & 289 of 2026 (Kailash Chandra Panda Vrs. State of Odisha) or in alternative to regularize the service rendered on NMR/DLR basis from 25.09.1997 to 05.01.2012 and Page 2 of 2. accordingly sanction and release pension and pensionary benefits within a reasonable time to be stipulated by this Hon'ble Court. And this Hon'ble Court may pass any other order/orders as would be deemed just and proper for the ends of the justice; And for this act of kindness, the petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.” 4. However, taking into account the claim raised in the present Writ Petition, liberty is granted to the Petitioner to make a fresh representation before Opp. Party No. 1 by enclosing all the relevant documents and citations in support of his claim, if any, within a period of three (3) weeks hence. 5. It is observed that if such representation is filed within the aforesaid time period, Opp. Party No. 1 shall do well to take a lawful decision on the same within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of such representation. The order so passed by Opp. Party No. 1 be communicated to the Petitioner. 6. Since it is contended that claim of the Petitioner is covered by an order passed by this Court in W.P.(C) Nos. 248 & 289 of 2026, Opp. Party No. 1 is directed to take into consideration the aforesaid judgment while considering the claim of the Petitioner. Petitioner is permitted to enclose copy of the judgment passed in W.P.(C) Nos. 248 & 289 of 2026 along with his representation for compliance. 7. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Judge Sneha