Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.12263 of 2026 Urmila Jena ..... Petitioner Represented By Adv. – Mr. Aurobinda Sahoo -versus- State of Odisha and others ..... Opposite Parties Represented By Adv. – Mr. Aurobinda Mohanty, ASC CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 27.04.2026 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 petition as well as the documents annexed thereto. 3. The present writ petition has been filed by the Petitioner with the following prayers:- “Under the above facts and circumstances, it is therefore humbly prayed that this Hon'ble court may be graciously pleased to direct the opp. parties to sanction and pay the pension and pensionary benefits in favour of the petitioner in terms of Rule-3 of the Orissa Aided Educational Institutions Employees Retirement Benefit Rules, 1981; within a time stipulated as deem fit and proper, as her case is squarely covered by the ratio Page 2 of 3. decided by this Hon'ble Court in case of Hemanta Kumar Chhotaray Vr. State of Odisha and others (W.P.(C) No.l7067 of 2023 and batch of case, disposed of on 12.01.2024). And further this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to pass any other order(s)/ direction (s) as would be deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the Petitioner that although the Petitioner has filed representation dated 07.10.2025 before the Opposite Party No.2-the Director, Higher Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar under Annexure-4, but the same is still pending before the said Opposite Party and the said Opposite Party has not taken any decision as of now. 5. Learned counsel for the State submits that he has no objection, if a direction is given to the authority concerned to consider the representation of the Petitioner in accordance with law within a stipulated period of time. 6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsels appearing for the respective parties and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court disposes of the writ petition at the stage of admission with a direction to the Opposite Party No.2-the Director, Higher Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar to consider the representation of the Petitioner dated 07.10.2025 under Annexure-4 by taking into consideration the judgments of a coordinate Bench of this Court in Sarat Chandra Parida Vrs. State of Odisha and others, reported in 2015 (II) ILR-CUT-94 and in the case of Hemanta Kumar Chhotaray Vrs. State of Odisha and others (W.P.(C) No.17067 of 2023 and batch of cases, disposed of on Page 3 of 3. 12.01.2024), within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. It is needless to mention here that the representation of the Petitioner shall be considered and disposed of by passing a speaking and reasoned order. Any decision so taken on the said representation shall be communicated to the Petitioner within ten days thereafter. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. (Aditya Kumar Mohapatra) Judge Debasis