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Sanjib Kumar Bag v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC5 Mar 2024WP(C)/4891/2024

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What is this about?

Ganasikhyaka appointment; rehabilitation of Education Volunteers; DPEP Kalahandi; Non-Formal Instructor; Government Resolution 26.02.2009 Department of School and Mass Education Odisha; Sarva Sikshya Abhiyan; Annexure-6 representation pending; direction to opposite party No.2 to decide within six weeks; opportunity of hearing; W.P.(C) No.4891 of 2024; Justice R.K. Pattanaik; writ petition disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Direction to opposite party No.2 to consider and examine the petitioner's representation (Annexure-6) and take a final decision after providing the petitioner an opportunity of hearing, at the earliest preferably within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. ¶22

Sanjib Kumar Bag Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2024) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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W.P.(C) No.4891 of 2024

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Sanjib Kumar Bag …. Petitioner Mr. S.B. Mohanty, Advocate

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-Versus-

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State of Odisha & others

…. Opposite Parties

Mr. J.P. Patra, ASC

CORAM:

MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK ORDER

05.03.2024

Order No.

Heard Mr. Mohanty, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Patra, learned ASC for the State.

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Instant writ petition is filed by the petitioner for a direction to opposite party No.2 to appoint him as Ganasikhyaka after rehabilitation in view of the Government’s Resolution dated 26^th February, 2009 of the Department of School and Mass Education, Government of Odisha.

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Mr. Mohanty, learned counsel for the petitioner submits

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that the petitioner was appointed by Annexure-2 as Education Volunteer by the DPEP, Kalahandi and before that he was engaged as Non-Formal Instructor vide Annexure-1. It is further submitted that by the Government’s Resolution vide Annexure-3 dated 26^th February, 2009, a decision was taken to rehabilitation the disengaged Education Volunteers, Para teachers by the DPEP, Phase-I as Ganasikhyaka under Sarva Sikshya Abhiyan but the petitioner has not been rehabilitated and in that regard, he has submitted a

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representation i.e. Annexure-6 pending consideration of opposite party No.2.

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Mr. Patra, learned ASC for the State would submit that since the grievance is already said to have been received by opposite party No.2 through Annexure-6, if the Court is inclined, appropriate order may perhaps be passed for its disposal according to law.

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Considering the facts pleaded on record and submissions of Mr. Mohanty, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Patra, learned ASC for the State, the Court is inclined to direct opposite party No.2 to consider such grievance under Annexure-6 by providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and to take a decision within a stipulated period as the same is necessary in the interest of justice.

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Accordingly, it is ordered.

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In the result, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to opposite party No.2 to consider and examine Annexure-6 and to take a final decision on the same providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner at the earliest preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

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