Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.1514 of 2026 Dr.gobinda Chandra Pradhan ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Ranjan Kumar Behera -versus- State Of Odisha & Anr. ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. - Mr. A.Mohanty, A.S.C. CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA Order No. ORDER 20.01.2026 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State-Opposite Parties. Perused the writ application as well as the prayer made therein. 3. The Petitioner has filed the present writ application with the following prayer: “In the above facts and circumstances, the petitioner, therefore, most humbly prays that your Lordship would be graciously pleased to admit the writ petition, issue notice to the opposite parties and after hearing the counsel for the parties, this Hon'ble Court be further pleased to direct the Opposite Parties to grant the benefit of Lecturer (Group-A) Scale of Pay w.e.f. 01.06.2003 instead ofOl.06.2007 and the Reader (SS) scale of pay w.e.f. 01.06.2013 passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.{C) No.8976 of 2017 Page 2 of 3. (Chittaranjan Das Vs. State of Odisha & others) and judgment dated 06.07.2023 passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.(C) No.4312 of 2016 and batch (Dolamani Meher & batch Vs. State of Odisha and others), Judgment dated 26.03.2025 passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.{C) No.8526 of 2025 (Puspita Mohapatra Vs. State of Odisha and others) and be further pleased to direct the Opposite Parties to calculate the differential arrear and pay the same to the petitioner within a stipulated period; And/or pass such other order/direction as deem fit and proper in the fact and circumstances of the case.” 4. In course of hearing of the writ application, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner ventilating his grievance has submitted representation before the State of Odisha represented through its Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Higher Education Department, Bhubaneswar, Opposite Party No.1 under Annexure-6. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that the said representation is pending as of now. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that a direction be issued to the Opposite Party No.1 to consider the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-6 within a stipulated period of time. 5. Learned Additional Standing Counsel submits that he has no objection if the representation of the Petitioner is considered by the Opposite Party No.1, which is stated to be pending, in accordance with law within a stipulated period of time. 6. Considering the limited nature of grievance of the Petitioner, the writ application is disposed of at the stage of Page 3 of 3. admission with a direction to the Opposite Party No.1 to consider the representation dated 06.08.2025 of the Petitioner under Annexure-6 within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. The Opposite Party No.1 shall do well to dispose of the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-6 by passing a speaking and reasoned order. The decision so taken by the Opposite Party No.1 be also communicated to the Petitioner within ten days thereafter. 7. With the aforesaid observation, the writ application stands disposed of. 8. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules. ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Rubi