Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No. 4068 of 2026 Nrusingh Prasad Dash ..... Petitioner Mr. K.C. Sahu, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. A. Tripathy, AGA CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 10.02.2026 Order No. 01 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 your Lordships be graciously pleased to pass following relief(s):- (1) The Hon'ble Court be pleased to admit & allow the Writ Petition, (11) The Hon'ble Court be pleased by directing the Opp. parties to govern/cover the service of the petitioner as per old O.C.S (Pension) Rules 1992 & GPF(O) Rules 1938 but not under NPS by converting from NPS to Old OCS (Pension) Rules 1992 in order to get the pension and other retirement benefits after his retirement by taking into account his services being engaged prior to 01.01.2005 by further modifying the NPS as per Annexure-7 to Old OCS (Pension) Rules 1992 with all consequential service and financial benefits within a time bound period for the interest of justice. Page 2 of 2. (iii) The Hon'ble Court be pleased to pass any other Writ(s), Direction(s), Order(s) as this Hon'ble Court may be deemed fit and proper, And for this act of kindness, the petitioner shall as in duty bound ever pray;” 4. However, taking into account the claim raised in the present Writ Petition, liberty is granted to the Petitioner to make a fresh representation before Opp. Party No. 1 by enclosing all the relevant documents and citations in support of her claim, if any, within a period of three (3) weeks hence. 5. It is observed that if such representation is filed within the aforesaid time period, Opp. Party No. 1 shall do well to take a lawful decision on the same within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of such representation. The order so passed by Opp. Party No. 1 be communicated to the Petitioner. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Judge Jyoti