Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No. 18065 of 2026 Dwijendranath Sahoo ..... Petitioner Mr. G.R. Mahapatra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. A. Tripathy, AGA CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 24.06.2026 Order No. 01 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. Heard Mr. G.R. Mahapatra, learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner and Mr. A. Tripathy, learned Addl. Govt. Advocate appearing for the Opp. Parties. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner contended that even though vide letter dtd.30.07.2025 under Annexure-6, Opp. Party No. 5 has been requested to initiate a certificate proceeding against the concerned authority with regard to realization of the gratuity amount so determined by the controlling authority under the P.G. Act in P.G. Case No. APG/00001/2023/MAYU dtd.28.02.2025, but till date Opp. Party No. 5 is not taking any action on the same. It is accordingly that Opp. Party No. 5 be directed to take necessary action in terms of the letter issued on 30.07.2025 under Annexure-6. 4. Learned Addl. Govt. Advocate has no serious objection to the course of action proposed by the learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner. Page 2 of 2. 5. Having heard learned counsel appearing for the Parties and considering the submission made, this Court while disposing the writ petition, directs Opp. Party No. 5 to take appropriate action in accordance with law on the request made under Annexure-6, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of this order. 6. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of. (BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Judge Sneha