Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.9921 of 2026 Puspanjali Subudhi ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. – Mr. Akshaya Kumar Dora -versus- State of Odisha and others ..... Opposite Party Represented by Adv. – Mr. Aurobinda Mohanty, ASC CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 06.04.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, at the outset, contended that inadvertently a wrong date has been mentioned in the prayer portion of the writ petition. 3. Accordingly, learned counsel for the Petitioner is permitted to delete the date i.e. 17.12.2005 from the prayer portion of the writ petition. 4. Let a consolidated writ petition be uploaded/filed by tomorrow. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State-Opposite Parties. Perused the writ petition as well as the documents annexed thereto. Page 2 of 3. 6. The present writ petition has been filed by the Petitioner with the following prayers:- “It is therefore, most humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court would be graciously pleased to admit the writ petition, issue notice to the Opposite Parties and after hearing the counsel of the respective parties, issue appropriate writ(s) to direct the Opposite Parties to grant the benefit of past service like continuance in service and notional pay fixation to the husband of the petitioner taking into account of his date of joining as mentioned in the Order No.XVI-HE-37/2016 18066/HE dated 03.07.2016 in terms the common judgment dtd. 07.10.2021 passed by this Hon'ble Court in WPC(OAC) No. 1074/2017 and batch (Niranjan Dash & Others -vrs- State of Odisha & others) so confirmed by this Hon'ble Court in W.A. No.936/2021 and also by Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in SLP(C)No.24480 of 2023 and a batch within a stipulated period in favour of the petitioner. And any other order(s)/direction(s) as deems fit and proper be passed, in the interest of Justice.” 7. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that the Petitioner wants to make a fresh representation before the authority concerned with a direction from this Court to the authority to consider the case of the Petitioner within a stipulated period of time. 8. Learned counsel for the State-Opposite Parties submits that he has no objection if the Petitioner is permitted to file a fresh representation before the authority concerned with a direction to the authority concerned to consider the representation of the Petitioner in accordance with law and within a stipulated period of time. 9. Considering such submissions and without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, this Court disposes of the writ Page 3 of 3. petition permitting the Petitioner to make a fresh representation taking therein all the grounds along with the supporting documents as well as judgments relied upon by her in support of her contention before the Opposite Party No.1-Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government of Odisha, School and Mass Education Department, Lokseva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar within a period of three weeks from today. If such a representation is filed within the time stipulated, the same shall be considered and disposed of by the Opposite Party No.1 within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation by passing a speaking and reasoned order. While considering the representation of the Petitioner, the Opposite Party No.1 shall also take into consideration the judgment dated 07.10.2021 passed by a coordinate Bench of this Court in the case of Niranjan Das & Ors. Vs. State of Odisha & Ors., which has been confirmed by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.936 of 2021. The decision so taken on such representation shall be communicated to the Petitioner within a period of ten days thereafter. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules. (Aditya Kumar Mohapatra ) Judge Debasis `