IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.23897 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010557172026 Surjyamani Behera …. Petitioner Mr. D. Behera., Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. T.K. Dash, A.G.A. CORAM: JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 31.07.2026 Order No. 01. 1. Heard Mr. D. Behera, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. T.K. Dash, learned Additional Government Advocate for State-Opposite Parties. 2. It is agreed at the Bar that, the case of the Petitioner is covered by the decision rendered in OA No.1668 of 2017 (Ashok Kumar Mohapatra v. State of Odisha) and confirmed by this Court as well as by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Opposite Parties to consider the case of the Petitioner in the light of the decision rendered in the case of Ashok Kumar Mohapatra (supra) by completing the entire exercise within a period of four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition. 4. An urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( B.P. Routray) Judge B.K. Barik