Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.12173 of 2026 Bharati Kujur ..... Petitioner Mr. S. Mohapatra, Advocate State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. P. K. Sahoo, ASC CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 24.04.2026 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:- “The petitioner therefore humbly prays that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to admit this writ application, issue Rule NISI or any other appropriate order/orders, direction/ directions to the opposite parties more specifically to the opposite party no.2 i.e. the Labour Commissioner, Odisha, Bhubaneswar and opposite party no.3 i.e. Chairman, Building and Other Construction Worker's Welfare Board, Odisha, Bhubaneswar and opposite party No.4 i.e. District Labour Officer, Sundargarh to release the financial assistance to the petitioner under the death benefit scheme of Building and Other Construction Workers' (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service)Act 1996 amended as Odisha Building and Other Construction Workers' (Regulation of Employment and Page 2 of 2. Conditions of Service) Rules, 2002 and 2019 at an early date; And this Hon'ble Court may further be pleased to pass any other appropriate order/orders, direction/directions as deem fit and proper in the eye of law; And for this act of 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 Subrat