Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No. 1808 of 2026 Sudipta Prasad Sahu ..... Petitioner Mr. N. Biswal, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. P.P. Behera, ASC CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 27.01.2026 Order No. 01 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the Opp. Parties. 3. Petitioner has filed the present writ petition inter alia with the following prayer:- “It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to admit the case, call for the records and after hearing the parties issue rule nisi by issuing an appropriate writ by way of passing the following order/direction; i) To declare the action of the Opposite party No-2 i.e. Engineer-in-Chief, Rural Water Supply & Sanitation, Odisha, in excluding the post of "Procurement-cum- Finance Executive" from the Request for Proposal (RFP) issued vide Bid No.EIC/RWS&S/08/2025-26 dated- 03.12.2025 under Annexure-7 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. ii) To direct the Opposite parties more particularly the Opposite Party No. 1 to 3 to include the post of "Procurement-cum-Finance Executive" in the impugn/current RFP issued vide Bid Page 2 of 2. No.EIC/RWS&S/08/2025-26 dated-03.12.2025 under Annexure-7 within a time frame by this Hon'ble Court. iii) To direct the Opposite parties to allow the petitioner to continue as "Procurement-cum-Finance Executive" under the Opposite party No-3. And pass such other order/directions as deemed fit and proper. And for this Act of your kindness the petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.” 4. However, taking into account the claim raised in the present Writ Petition, liberty is granted to the Petitioner 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. 5. 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. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Judge Sneha