Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.8953 of 2026 Jalli Mani Jena ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Rama Chandra Jena -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. – U.C. Jena, A.S.C. CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 22.04.2026 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 Additional Standing 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: “The petitioner, therefore, prays that Your Lordship’s may graciously be pleased to admit the writ application, call for the records and after hearing the parties, allow the same and issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus/ Certiorari or any other or further writ/writ(s), direction/ directions directing Headmaster and the School Managing Committee of Madhusudan Nayak Bidyapitha Karua to send the petitioner’s name in the staffing pattern of teaching and non teaching staff to the District Education Officer, Balasore every year for kind perusal of the Page 2 of 3. District Education Officer, Balasore for the interest of justice. And pass any other order(s), direction (s) as this Hon’ble Court may deems fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 4. It is stated by learned counsel for the Petitioner that although the Petitioner is working as an Assistant Teacher, however, the Headmaster of the School while sending the staffing pattern of the school to the concerned District Education Officer has not included the name of the Petitioner in that list. Being aggrieved by such conduct of the Headmaster of the school, the Petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present writ application. 5. Learned counsel for the State on the other hand contended that the Petitioner has not approached the competent authority, i.e., District Education Officer, Balasore, Opposite Party No.3 before approaching this Court by filing the present writ application. In such view of the matter, learned counsel for the State contended that in the event liberty is granted to the Petitioner to approach the Opposite Party No.3 for redressal of his grievance, he will have no objection to the same. 6. Having heard the learned counsels appearing for the respective parties, on a careful examination of the factual background as well as materials on record, this Court deems it proper to dispose of the writ application at the stage of admission by granting liberty to the Petitioner to approach the Opposite Party No.3 by filing a detailed representation taking therein all the grounds along with all supporting documents along with a certified copy of this order within a period of two weeks from Page 3 of 3. today. In such eventuality, the Opposite Party No.3 shall do well to consider the representation of the Petitioner strictly in accordance with law and dispose of the representation of the Petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of communication of a certified copy of today’s order. The final decision so taken be communicated to the Petitioner within a period of ten days from the date of taking such a decision. 7. With the aforesaid observations/ directions, the writ application stands disposed of. 8. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules. ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Anil Designation: Junior Stenographer