Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 1270 of 2026 Dillip Kumar Routray ..... Petitioner Mr. K.K. Jena, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. S.P. Das, ASC CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 22.04.2026 Order No. 06 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:- “It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon’ble Court would graciously be pleased to: a. Admit the Writ application, issue a writ of mandamus thereby directing the Opp. Party No.5 (Executive Engineer, Lift Irrigation Division, Cuttack to forthwith send the LPC of the petitioner to Cuttack Municipal Corporation, Cuttack. b. Further direct the opp. Party no.3, Cuttack Municipal Corporation, Cuttack to revise the pay scale of the epetitioneras per applicable revised pay rules from the due date. c. Direct to the opposite parties to release of entire arrear salary within a stipulated time. And issue any other writ/writs, order/orders and/or direction/directions be passed as this Hon'ble Court deem just fit and proper. Page 2 of 2. And for this act of kindness, the Petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.” 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that though the request available at Annexure-5 to the writ petition is pending before Opp. Party No. 5, but till date nothing has been done in the matter. In such background, Petitioner prays that a direction be issued to Opp. Party No. 5 to take a decision on the above noted request within a specific time period. 5. Considering the submissions made and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court directs Opposite Party No. 5 to take a decision on the above noted request so available at Annexure-5 in accordance with law within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of this order, if it has not yet been disposed of in the meantime and communicate the result of such exercise to the Petitioner. 6. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. (BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Judge Jyoti