Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.11785 of 2026 Prasanta Kumar Mishra ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Sanjib Kumar Rath -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. – Sasmita Nayak, A.S.C. CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 29.04.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid 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 prayer made therein. 3. The Petitioner has filed the present writ application with the following prayer: “Under the above facts and circumstance of the case, this Hon'ble High court be pleased to allow this writ application by granting the following reliefs. (a) A writ of mandamus/certiorari or any other appropriate writ be issued directing the Opp. Parties, particularly O.P. No.2 and 3 to take steps to disburse the differential arrear salary as well as the current monthly salary in trained graduate scale of pay from the date of attaining the age of 48 years on the basis of S&ME Deptt. Resolution dtd. 18.02.2008, letter dt. 11.1.2011 and letter dt: 16.4.2010 and the 1974 Rule within a reasonable time to be stipulated by this Hon'ble Court taking into account the judgment pronounced by this Hon'ble Court in the Page 2 of 2. case of Radharani Samal-V-State of Orissa and others in W.P.(C) No.18908/2013 confirmed by this Hon'ble Court in W.A. No.176/2017: (b) or in alternative any other order(s)/direction be passed so as to give complete relief to the petitioner as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper.” 4. On the self-same issue, it appears, the representations vide Annexure is pending consideration with opposite party No.3. This writ petition stands disposed off with a direction to opposite party no.3-District Education Officer, Nayagarh to consider the representations vide Annexure-4 taking into consideration the decision involving Radharani Samal Vrs. State of Orissa and others, reported in 2017(I)-ILR-CUT-546 by completing the entire exercise within a period of two months from the date of communication of a copy of this order along with the copy of the writ petition by the petitioner. 5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ application stands disposed of. ( Aditya Kumar Mohapatra ) Judge Anil Designation: Junior Stenographer