Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.527 of 2026 Ramu Kujur & Anr. ..... Petitioners Represented by Adv. - Subhadutta Routray -versus- State Of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. – Mr. S.Behera, A.G.A. Ms. S.Rajguru, SRPC., for O.P. No.5 CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA Order No. ORDER 13.01.2026 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard. 3. The petitioners have filed this writ petition challenging the inaction of the opposite parties in not regularizing the services of the petitioners who are working as non-teaching staffs of Ekalabya Model Residential Schools. 4. It is the case of the petitioners that they are the non-teaching staff of Ekalabya Model Residential Schools and even though they have completed more than six years on contractual basis, their services against respective posts, which are created and sanctioned by the Competent authority, i.e. opposite party no.1, have not been regularized. It is further stated that the petitioners being treated as contractual non-teaching staffs are getting a very meagre amount towards their remuneration though the petitioners are all qualified Page 2 of 2. against their respective posts. 5. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners contended that similar matters were before this Court in W.P.(C) No.20401 of 2017 and W.P.(C) No.20426 of 2017 and both the matters were analogously heard and disposed of by a common judgment dated 29.09.2022 and this case is squarely covered by the ratio laid down in the said judgment. 6. The copy of the judgment was handed to the learned Additional Government Advocate for the State and on perusal of the same, he does not dispute such aspect. 7. Taking into account the observation made by this Court in paragraphs-14, 15 and 16 of the judgment, it is directed that the matter needs to be revisited by the Finance Department keeping in view the peculiar facts and circumstances as narrated in the writ petition. The writ petition, is therefore, disposed of with a direction to the Secretary, Finance Department (opposite party no.3) to consider the proposal of the Administrative Department afresh in terms of the observations made in the judgment passed in the connected writ petitions disposed of on 29.09.2022. Such exercise shall be completed within a period of two months from the date of communication of this order or on production of certified copy thereof by the petitioners. Issue urgent certified copy as per rules. ( A.K. Mohapatra) Judge Rubi