Biswanath Pradhan v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Biswanath Pradhan; WP(C) No.1503 of 2026; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; disposed 20.01.2026; A.K. Mohapatra; MACP/RACP Scheme; 2nd Financial Up-gradation; Grade Pay Rs.4,200/-; twenty years service in single cadre; representation dated 09.10.2025 Annexure-6; eight weeks to consider and reply in writing; all contentions kept open; reliance on OAT O.A. No.2576 of 2016; State of Odisha v. Saraswati Bhoi, W.P.(C) No.7281 of 2018, 2022 (II) ILR-CUT-629; State of Odisha v. Nilamani Behera, W.P.(C) No.4848 of 2021; documents may be sought without delay; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Direction to OP No.1 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 09.10.2025 within eight weeks and communicate the result in writing; all contentions kept open; consideration to be made in the light of Saraswati Bhoi (W.P.(C) No.7281 of 2018) and Nilamani Behera (W.P.(C) No.4848 of 2021); OP No.1 may request supporting documents from the petitioner without delay; no costs.