Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.12620 of 2026 Deepanjali @ Dipanjali Bhoi ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Bhojaraj Seth -versus- state of Odisha & ors. ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. – P.P. Behera, A.S.C. CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 02.05.2026 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: “It is therefore prayed that this Hon'ble court may graciously be pleased to admit this writ petition and issue notice to opp. parties call for the records and after hearing both the parties this Hon'ble Court may direct the O.Ps that properly maintain the residency period of the petitioner as per her regularized date i.e. on 07.03.2011 vide Annexure-8 and accordingly as per her seniority the petitioner may be promoted from level V(B) to level-III teacher which may be included in the Gradation list of her contemporary and financial benefits may be given to the petitioner from the date of promotion of her contemporary teachers as per rules in which rules Page 2 of 3. availed by her contemporary Teacher. in the interest of justice. And any other order/orders direction/directions may be deem fit and proper pass in favor of the petitioner.” 4. It is stated by learned counsel for the Petitioner that the grievance of the Petitioner in the present writ application is that although the Petitioner is eligible to be promoted to the next higher rank, however, the Opposite Parties ignoring her seniority have not given her promotion. Being aggrieved by such illegal action of the Opposite Parties in ignoring the just and legitimate claim of the Petitioner, the Petitioner has already approached the District Collector-cum-Chairman Zillar Parishad Bolangir by filing a representation dated 13.08.2023 at Annexure-12 to the writ application. However, no final decision has been taken on such representation of the Petitioner, therefore, the Petitioner was compelled to approach this Court by filing the present writ application. 5. Learned counsel for the State on the other hand contended that he has no specific instruction in the matter, however, the pleadings in the writ application does not reveal as to whether the Petitioner has in fact approached the Opposite Party No.3 by filing the representation application as has been stated in the body of the writ application. In such view of the matter, learned counsel for the State contended that the grievance of the Petitioner can very well be redressed by the Opposite Parties provided the Petitioner approaches such Opposite Parties for redressal of his grievance. He further submitted that in the event this Court grants liberty the Petitioner to approach the Opposite Party No.3 by filing a detailed representation with a Page 3 of 3. corresponding direction to the Opposite Party No.3 to consider the same in accordance with law keeping in view the seniority of the Petitioner within a stipulated period of time, 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 three weeks from today. In such eventuality, the Opposite Party No.3 shall do well to consider the representation of the Petitioner strictly in accordance with law taking into consideration the seniority of the Petitioner and dispose of the representation of the Petitioner within a period of eight 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