IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.23835 of 2026 CNR No.ODHC010541722026 Simanchala Digal …. Petitioner Mr. P.K. Mohapatra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Others …. Opp. Parties Mr. D. Tripathy, AGA CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH Order No. ORDER 14.08.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Parties. 2. The Petitioner in this Writ Petition seeks the indulgence of this Court for the following relief: “i)direct the opp. parties to sanction pension and pensionary benefit as has been given to similarly situated persons vide Annexure-7 taking into consideration his initial appointment 10.01.1990 along with his regular service as VLW for more than 17 years on being duly promoted to such post by the Collector- cum- District Magistrate, Kandhamal vide order dated 09.07.2009 in the light of the principles decided in O.A. No. 4394(c)/2010, decided on 17.02.2016, which has been affirmed by this Hon'ble court in W.P.(C)No. 6267 of 2018 and Hon'ble Supreme court in SLP(C)No.28065 of 2019, decided on 18.05.2022 within a stipulated period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble court;” 3. It is the case of the Petitioner that he is on the same footing as that of the Petitioners in W.P.(C) No. 6267 of 2018 (State of Odisha & others vs. Niranjan Biswal & others), which has been affirmed by the Apex court in SLP(C) No. 28065 of 2019, decided on 18.05.2022. Mr. Mohapatra, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that a direction for disposal of the representation would suffice in dispensing the prayer in the present Writ Petition. 4. In absence of any serious objection from the side of the learned Additional Government Advocate to the aforesaid submission of the learned counsel for the Petitioner, in the event a representation is filed by the Petitioner within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of this order, whereafter the Opp. Party No.3 i.e. the Collector and District Magistrate, Kandhamal, is directed to consider the same in line with the order passed in W.P.(C) No. 6267 of 2018, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of the representation so filed and to communicate the result thereof to the Petitioner within a period of two (2) weeks thereafter. 5. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (Chittaranjan Dash) Judge Sarbani Designation: Junior Stenographer