Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) No.5733 of 2024, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, decided 24.04.2024 by Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy. Sunil Kumar Bhainsa v. State of Odisha and Others. Employee's salary withheld from November, 2022 due to pending proceeding alleging submission of fake certificate; proceeding stayed by the Court. Held that an employee not yet found guilty who continues to discharge duties is entitled to salary as due and admissible; Opposite Party Nos. 4 and 5 directed to release arrears within four weeks and pay current salary regularly. Keywords: salary withholding, pending proceeding, fake certificate, entitlement to salary, writ disposed.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Opposite Party Nos. 4 and 5 to release the petitioner's salary w.e.f. November, 2022 within four weeks from receipt of the order, with current salary as due and admissible to be paid regularly.