Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.4817 of 2026 Nrusingha Charan Debta ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Jyoti Ranjan Khuntia -versus- State Of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. - Mr. C.M.Singh, A.S.C. CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 12.02.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State-Opposite Parties. Perused the writ application as well as the documents annexed thereto. 3. The Petitioner has filed the present writ application with the following prayer: “(A) a writ of mandamus or an appropriate writ may be issued commanding the opposite parties more particularly to the opposite party No.l and 2 to extend the benefit of Lecturer (Group-A) Scale and Reader (State Scale) to the petitioner with effect from 10.10.2013 and 10.10.2023 respectively in terms of the Odisha Non- Government Aided College Lecturer's Placement Rules, 2014 under Annexure:6 read the clarificatory letter dated 20.01.2016 issued by the Government of Odisha in Page 2 of 3. Higher Education Department, Bhubaneswar under Annexure:7 as per the ratio decided by this Hon'ble Court in the case of Lokanath Behera Vs. State of Odisha and others (W.P.(C) No.2062 of 2024 disposed of on 13.08.2025), within a time to be stipulated by this Hon'ble Court; (B) And any other order/orders or direction/directions may be issued so as to give complete relief to the petitioner.” 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, drawing attention of the Court to his client’s representation dated 15.10.2025 at Annexure-8 submits that his client would be satisfied if a direction is given to consider the said representation in a time bound way keeping in view the law declared by this Court in W.P.(C) No.2062 of 2024 between Lokanath Behera v. State of Odisha disposed of on 13.08.2025. 5. Learned Additional Standing Counsel very fairly agrees that the subject representation should meet its fate at the hands of Opposite Party No.1 and he would ensure that would happen. With this proposal, counsel for the Petitioner is agreeable. 6. In the above circumstances, writ petition is disposed of. Time for compliance is eight weeks which would include communicating the decision taken on the subject representation to the Petitioner. All contentions are kept open. It hardly needs to be stated that the consideration has to happen keeping in view the law declared by this Court in Lokanath Behera (supra). It is open to the answering Page 3 of 3. opposite party to solicit any information or documents from the side of the Petitioner, as required for taking a decision on the subject representation. However, in that guise delay shall not be brooked. 7. Now, no costs. Web copy of order to be acted upon by all concerned. ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Rubi