Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.9589 of 2026 Uttam Kumar Samal & Ors. ..... Petitioners Mr. B.K. Mohanty, Advocate State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. C.K. Pradhan, AGA CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 31.03.2026 Order No. 01 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. At the outset, learned counsel appearing for the Petitioners contended that Writ Petition be confined to Petitioner No.1 only and liberty be given to file separate Writ Petition in respect of other Petitioners. Such prayer is allowed. 3. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner No.1 and learned counsel appearing for the Opp. Parties. 4. Petitioner No.1 has filed the present writ petition inter alia with the following prayer:- “It is therefore most humbly prayed that the Writ Petition be admitted, relevant records be called for and after hearing the counsel for the parties, the Writ Petition be allowed directing the Opp. parties to regularize the services of the Petitioners in the Government service who are working as work-charged employees under the work-charged Establishment within Page 2 of 2. a stipulated period as deem just and proper by this Hon'ble Court. And pass any other order/orders & direction/directions as this Hon'ble Court may due fit and proper. And for this act of your Lordships kindness the petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray..” 5. However, taking into account the claim raised in the present Writ Petition, liberty is granted to the Petitioner No.1 to make a fresh representation before Opp. Party No.2 by enclosing all the relevant documents and citations in support of his claim, if any, within a period of three (3) weeks hence. 6. It is observed that if such representation is filed within the aforesaid time period, Opp. Party No.2 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.2 be communicated to the Petitioner No.1. 7. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Judge Subrat