Ranjit Kumar Khilar v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
WP(C) No.8845 of 2025, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, single judge Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, order dated 15.04.2025. Retiral dues / retirement benefits unpaid five years after superannuation; two representations dated 28.11.2024 (Annexures-5 & 6) to Opposite Party No.2 left undecided; writ disposed of at admission stage with eight-week direction to decide representations strictly in accordance with law by speaking and reasoned order, decision to be communicated within ten days. Petitioner Ranjit Kumar Khilar (Adv. Prashanta Kumar Das); Opposite Parties State of Odisha & Ors. (D.K. Sahoo, A.G.A.). No statutes or precedent cases cited; no monetary award.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Opposite Party No.2 to consider and dispose of the Petitioner's representations dated 28.11.2024 (Annexures-5 & 6), if still pending, strictly in accordance with law within eight weeks of communication of a certified copy of the order, by a speaking and reasoned order, and to communicate the final decision to the Petitioner within ten days of taking it.