Kabindra Kumar Panda v. State of Odisha
ORISSA HIGH COURT (Cuttack) – WP(C) No.15541 of 2026
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court civil writ petition (WP(C) 15541/2026, decided 23.06.2026, Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, J.): aided educational institution employee's pension and pensionary benefits w.e.f. 01.03.2026; Rule 3, Orissa Aided Educational Institutions Employees Retirement Benefit Rules 1981; writ of mandamus against Opp. Party Nos. 2 and 3; parity with Hemanta Kumar Chhotray v. State of Orissa (2024 (1) OLR 709; W.P(C) No.17067 of 2023) and Sarat Chandra Parida v. State of Odisha (2015(11) ILR-CUT-94; upheld, SLP(C) CC No(s) 761 of 2016); connected matter sub judice in Writ Appeal No.197 of 2024, no interim stay; benefits extended subject to appeal outcome; petition disposed of, compliance within 8 weeks; AGA S. Behera; advocate Sushree Sangita Pasayat.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of on the pattern of similar matters: extension of the pension/pensionary benefits as ordered therein, subject to the outcome of Writ Appeal No.197 of 2024, with compliance within eight (8) weeks; no opinion expressed on merits.