Bikash Ranjan Mohanty v. Sanjay Kumar Singh, IAS
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court contempt — CONTC No.8235 of 2024, decided 07.03.2025 by Justice Murahari Sri Raman (M.S. Raman). Petitioner Bikash Ranjan Mohanty (Lalatendu Samal, Adv.) versus Sanjay Kumar Singh, IAS, Principal Secretary, Information and Public Relations Department (Jayant Kumar Bal, Addl. Govt. Advocate). Subject: compliance of direction in order dated 02.09.2024 in W.P.(C) No.24225 of 2021. Compliance effected via Office Order No.4043/I & PR dated 05.03.2025 (pursuant to Finance Department Resolution No.5073 dated 13.02.2025) granting higher Grade Pay of promotional cadre (Odisha Information Service) on RACP sanction retrospectively from 01.01.2013; Compliance Affidavit dated 06.03.2025 filed. Result: contempt petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
None beyond recording compliance: the contempt petition was disposed of upon finding that the direction in the order dated 02.09.2024 in W.P.(C) No.24225 of 2021 stood complied with vide Office Order No.4043/I & PR dated 05.03.2025, whereby the petitioner is allowed to draw higher Grade Pay of the promotional cadre (Odisha Information Service) on sanction of RACP retrospectively as due after 01.01.2013.