Prabhat Kumar Swain v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; WP(C) Nos.3072 & 3085 of 2021; order dated 01.05.2024; Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy; Lalitendu Champati v. State of Odisha & Ors.; Ravenshaw University Registrar; Director of Higher Education; Addl. Chief Secretary, Finance Department; RACP; Grade Pay Rs.4,600/- (1st RACP), Rs.5,400/- (2nd RACP), Rs.6,600/- (3rd RACP); parity with similarly situated Demonstrators; Annexure-9 order dtd.17.12.2020 rejected and quashed; Government orders dtd.31.10.2023 and 08.11.2023; Tribunal direction upheld by this Court and Hon'ble Apex Court; implementation on the face of contempt; related pending W.P.(C) No.1521 of 2018; earlier adjournment order dtd.28.02.2024; remand to Opposite Party No. 1 for fresh decision within three (3) months; consequential follow-up directed; writ petitions disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Impugned Government order dtd.17.12.2020 (Annexure-9) quashed; matter remitted to Opposite Party No. 1 for a fresh decision on the Petitioners' RACP grade pay claim in the light of orders passed on 31.10.2023 and 08.11.2023, to be taken within three (3) months from receipt of the order, with consequential follow-up if eligibility is found.