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Lalit Mohan Panda v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC22 Sept 2025WP(C)/23728/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

UGC pay scale; arrears; representation dated 18.12.2024; Annexure-17; OP No.2-the Director; State of Odisha; Samarendra Nayak and Others v. Union of India and others; W.P.(C) No.26692 of 2021; SLP (Civil) Diary No.22626 of 2022; eight weeks; all contentions kept open; writ petition disposed; Lalit Mohan Panda; D.N. Mishra; S.K. Jee AGA; Dixit Krishna Shripad; Orissa High Court; 22.09.2025.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the OPs to consider the Petitioner's representation dated 18.12.2024 within eight weeks and communicate the result of such consideration to the Petitioner in writing; all contentions kept open; no costs. ¶17

Lalit Mohan Panda Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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WP(C) No.23728 of 2025

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Lalit Mohan Panda

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…. Petitioner

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Represented by Adv.Mr. D.N. Mishra, Adv.

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-versus-

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State of Odisha & another …. Opposite Parties

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Represented by Adv.Mr. S.K. Jee, AGA

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CORAM:

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JUSTICE DIXIT KRISHNA SHRIPAD

ORDER

22.09.2025

Order No. 01.

The short grievance of the Petitioner is as to non-consideration of his representation dated 18.12.2024, a copy whereof avails at Annexure-17, wherein he has requested OP No.2-the Director to extend to him the UGC pay-scale and pay the arrears in the light of decision of this Court in W.P.(C) No.26692 of 20211 between Samarendra Nayak and Others v. Union of India and others disposed off on 18.04.2022. The said decision has been affirmed by the Apex Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Dairy No.22626 of 2022 dismissed on 10.10.2022.

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Learned AGA Mr. Jee appearing for OPs very fairly agrees that he would instruct his clients to look into the grievance of the Petitioner, as has been projected in the subject representation in a time bound way and in accordance with law keeping in view the decision in Samarendra Nayak supra , if all contentions are kept open. Counsel for the Petitioner is agreeable with this fair proposal.

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In view of the above, writ petition is disposed off fixing a period of eight weeks for consideration of the subject representation and to inform the Petitioner result of such consideration in writing. All contentions are kept open.

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It is open to the answering OPs to solicit any information or documents from the side of the Petitioner, as required for taking a decision on the subject representation. However, in that guise delay shall not be brooked.

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Now, no costs.

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Web copy of this order to be acted upon by all concerned.

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(Dixit Krishna Shripad) Judge

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Prasant

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed Signed by: PRASANT KUMAR SAHOO Reason: Authentication Location: Orissa High Court Date: 23-Sep-2025 18:11:21