IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P(C) No. 2027 of 2026 Jhillilata Behera & Others …. Petitioners Mr. D.K. Ray, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Others …. Opp. Parties Mr. S.B. Panda, AGA CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH Order No. ORDER 05.03.2026 01. 1. By means of this application, the Petitioners seek the following relief:- “Under the above facts and circumstances, it is therefore prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to direct under the Rule of MANDAMUS to the O.P. No. 1 & 2 to appoint the petitioner as SikshyaSahayak under any of the districts, as per the Judgment passed on 19.12.2025 in case of Dhaneswar Das & others vide WP(C) No-32208/2025 & 23.12.2020 in WA No- 701/2020 Babita Satpathy & others v State of Odisha & others and analogous matters, along with the within a stipulated period.” 2. In course of hearing in the application, Mr. Ray, learned counsel for the Petitioners, drew the attention of this Court to the order passed by a Co-ordinate Bench on 15.01.2026 in W.P.(C) No.1215 of 2026, wherein the learned court observed as follows:- “09. Having heard the learned counsels appearing for the respective parties, on a careful examination of the background facts as well as on consideration of the ratio laid down by different Benches of this Court in the above noted two judgments of Babita Satpathy’s case (supra) and Dhaneswar Das’s case (supra), this Court deems it proper to dispose of the Writ Petition at the stage of admission by granting liberty to the Petitioners to approach the Opposite Party No.1 for redressal of their grievance by filing a detailed representation along with supporting documents and the copies of the judgments relied upon by the Petitioners as has been referred to hereinabove within a period of three weeks’ from today. In such eventuality, the Opposite Party No.1 shall consider the case of the Petitioners in terms of the aforesaid judgments and dispose of the representation by passing a speaking and reasoned order within eight weeks’ from the date of communication of a copy of today’s order. The final decision so taken be communicated to the Petitioners within ten days thereafter.” Mr. Ray, submits that his application may be directed to be considered by the competent authority in line with the aforesaid order. 3. Mr. Panda, learned AGA has no serious objection to the aforesaid prayer of the Petitioners. 4. Keeping in view the above submissions, it is directed that the case of the Petitioners be considered by the competent authority in line with the order passed by the Co-ordinate Bench, as discussed above, and in accordance with the aforesaid judgments referred to therein, within a period of one month, and the decision so taken shall be communicated to the Petitioners within one week thereafter. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. (Chittaranjan Dash) Judge Sarbani Designation: Junior Stenographer