Satyananda Pradhan v. State of Odisha
Writ Petition – Pension/Pensionary Benefits – Parity with similarly placed employees
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, WP(C) No. 2532 of 2022, Satyananda Pradhan v. State of Odisha & Ors., order dated 01.12.2025 by Biraja Prasanna Satapathy, J. Pension and pensionary benefits parity with similarly placed employees; impugned order dtd.03.02.2021 (Annexure-8) passed by Opposite Party No.1 quashed; disposal in light of order dtd.18.11.2022 in W.P.(C) No.29993 of 2022, confirmed by Apex Court dismissal of SLP (Civil) Diary No.12669 of 2024 on 24.07.2025. Counsel: B. Biswal for petitioner; M.R. Mohanty, AGA for opposite parties.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dtd.03.02.2021 passed by Opposite Party No.1 under Annexure-8 quashed; Writ Petition disposed of in the light of the order dtd.18.11.2022 in W.P.(C) No.29993 of 2022, consistent with the relief sought (pension and pensionary benefits at par with similarly placed employees).