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Basanta Kumar Routray Vs State of Odisha — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Orissa HC (2022)

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Basanta Kumar Routray v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC22 Nov 2022WP(C)/27806/2022

Case brief

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What is this about?

This High Court disposed of a writ petition wherein the petitioner sought a direction to receive the benefit of trained graduate scale of pay upon attaining the age of 48 years. The court directed the respondent authority to consider the petition in light of specified precedents.

What did the court decide?

The petitioner is directed to be considered for the trained graduate scale of pay upon attaining the age of 48 years, as per specified judgments.

What the court decided

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Outcome

The petitioner is directed to be considered for the trained graduate scale of pay upon attaining the age of 48 years, as per specified judgments.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner is entitled to avail the benefit of trained graduate scale of pay upon attaining the age of 48 years.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

In this writ petition, the petitioner sought a direction to place him under the scale of pay of a trained graduate upon attaining the age of 48 years. Disposing of the matter, the High Court directed the competent authority to consider the petitioner's case in light of the judgments in Radharani Samal v. State of Orissa and Akhaya Kumar Nayak v. State of Odisha and Ors., and to pass appropriate orders within three months. The petitioner was to be allowed the benefit as per those precedents.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P (C) No. 27806 of 2022

Basanta Kumar Routray ….. Petitioner

Mr. D. Mishra,, Adv.

Vs.

State of Odisha and others

….. Opposite Parties Mr. S. Jena, Standing Counsel S&ME

CORAM:

DR. JUSTICE B.R. SARANGI

ORDER

22.11.2022

Order No. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 01.

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking direction to the opposite parties to allow the petitioner to avail the benefit of trained graduate scale of pay on attaining the age of 48 years.

Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the case of the petitioner is covered by the judgment of this Court in the case of Radharani Samal v. State of Orissa , 2017 (I) ILR-CUT-546 and Akhaya Kumar Nayak v. State of Odisha and Ors. (W.P.(C) No. 5480 of 2021 disposed of on 04.08.2022). Therefore, this writ petition may be disposed of in the light of the aforesaid order.

Learned Standing Counsel for School and Mass Education Department does not dispute the position.

In the above view of the matter, this writ petition stands disposed of directing the opposite parties-authority to consider the case of the petitioner in the light of the judgment passed by this Court in the cases of Radharani Samal and Akhaya Kumar Nayak (supra), and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order.

Issue urgent certified copy as per rules.

Arun

(DR. B.R. SARANGI, J.)

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Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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Whether the petitioner is entitled to avail the benefit of trained graduate scale of pay upon attaining the age of 48 years.

Cases cited

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Radharani Samal v. State of OrissaRelied on¶14
Radharani Samal v. State of Orissa
Akhaya Kumar Nayak v. State of Odisha and Ors.Relied on¶14
Akhaya Kumar Nayak v. State of Odisha and Ors.

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Basanta Kumar Routray
respondent
State of Odisha

Coram

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B.R. Sarangi

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Orissa HC
Decided on: 22 Nov 2022 · November
Registered: 20 Oct 2022
Case no.: WP(C)/27806/2022
CNR: ODHC010712312022
Topic: Pension and Retirement Benefits
Bench: B.r.sarangi
Disposal: Disposed Off

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Basanta Kumar Routray v. State of Odisha, WP(C)/27806/2022 (OD), decided on 22 November 2022.

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Cases cited2

Radharani Samal v. State of OrissaRelied on¶14
Akhaya Kumar Nayak v. State of Odisha and Ors.Relied on¶14

Open Authorities

Bench / Coram

B.R. Sarangi

Parties & counsel