Lalitendu Champati v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; W.P.(C) Nos.3072 & 3085 of 2021; Lalitendu Champati v. State of Odisha & Ors. (incl. Registrar, Ravenshaw University); order dtd.01.05.2024 by Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy. Challenge to Government order dtd.17.12.2020 (Annexure-9) refusing Grade Pay of Rs.4,600 (1st RACP), Rs.5,400 (2nd RACP), Rs.6,600 (3rd RACP); parity with similarly situated Demonstrators granted benefits vide orders dtd.31.10.2023 and 08.11.2023 following Tribunal directions upheld by High Court and Apex Court; related pending case W.P.(C) No. 1521 of 2018; interim adjournment order dtd.28.02.2024. Impugned order quashed; fresh adjudication remitted to Government within 3 months; consequential follow-up if eligible; writ petitions disposed of. Keywords: RACP; Grade Pay; Demonstrators; Ravenshaw University; Annexure-9; quashed; remitted; fresh decision; disposed.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the Government order dtd.17.12.2020 (Annexure-9) and remittal of the matter to Opp. Party No. 1 for a fresh decision on the Petitioners' claim in light of the orders of 31.10.2023 and 08.11.2023, within three months of receipt of the order, with consequential follow-up if the Petitioners are found eligible; writ petitions disposed of.