Sankarsan Sahu @ Shankarsan Sahu Vs State of Odisha

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.884 of 2025

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Sankarsan Sahu @ Shankarsan

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..... Petitioner

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Sahu

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Represented By Adv. - Bijay Kumar Behera

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-versus-

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1) State Of Odisha ..... Opposite Parties 2) Principal Chief Conservator Of Represented By Adv. – Forest Orissa, Bbsr Mr. S.K.Parhi, A.S.C. 3) Addl. Secy. Govt. Of Odisha, Forest Environment And Climate Change Dept., Bbsr 4) Principal Secy. Govt. Of Odisha, Finance Dept., Bbsr 5) The Regional Chief Conservator Of Forests, Berhampur 6) Divisional Forest Officer, Boudh Forest 7) Accountant General A And E, Odisha

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Opposite Parties

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CORAM:

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR

MOHAPATRA

ORDER

Order No.

27.01.2025

1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode).

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Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State-Opposite Parties.

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The Petitioner has filed the present writ application with the following prayer:

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“ Under the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case it is therefore, prayed that this Hon'ble court may kindly issue writ in the nature of mandamus or any other writ applicable and direct to the Opposite parties to fix the grade pay of the petitioner amounting of Rs. 4600/w.e.f., 01.01.2014, as per clause-10 of the Govt. Resolution dated-06.02.2013 under Anneuxre-1 series from the date of competition of 30 years of service, and the decision passed in State of Odisha Versus Biharilal Barik decided by this Hon'ble Court, in W.P.C No2831/2016, disposed of on 27.06.2016, (Dairy No (s).20358/2017, although the similarly situated candidates have already avail the said benefit, as deemed just and proper as deemed just and proper.

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And further direct to the Opp.parties to pay the service and arrear benefits as per the fixation of grade pay in pursuant to the resolution dated 06.02.2013 under Anneuxre-1 Series. ”

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In course of hearing of the writ application, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner ventilating his grievance has submitted representation before the Divisional Forest Officer, Boudh Forest Division, Dist-Boudh, Opposite Party No.6 under Annexure-6. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that the said representation is pending as of now. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that a direction be issued to the Opposite Party No.6 to consider the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-6 within a stipulated period of time.

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Learned Additional Standing Counsel submits that he has no objection if the representation of the Petitioner is considered by the Opposite Party No.6, which is stated to be pending, in

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accordance with law within a stipulated period of time.

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Considering the limited nature of grievance of the Petitioner, the writ application is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the Opposite Party No.6 to consider the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-6 within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. The Opposite Party No.6 shall do well to dispose of the representation of the Petitioner under Annexure-6. Keeping in view the judgment in W.P.(C) No.2831 of 2016 disposed on 27.06.2016 ( State of Odisha and another vs. Bihari Lal and others ) and pass a speaking and reasoned order. The decision so taken by the Opposite Party No.6 be also communicated to the Petitioner within two weeks thereafter.

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