Pradeepta Kumar Pradhan v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: earned leave (E.L.); roster duty; observation duty; duty during vacation; representation Annexure-3 dated 25.04.2026; Director, Secondary Education, Bhubaneswar; Opposite Party No.2; inaction / no decision on representation; writ of mandamus; disposal at admission stage; eight weeks; certified copy; speaking and reasoned order; communication of decision within ten days; maintainability objection; State of Odisha; Additional Govt. Advocate. Relevant for: writ petitions where an employee's representation on leave-benefit (counting roster/observation duty) lies undecided with the education directorate and the High Court resolves the grievance by a time-bound direction to decide and reply, rather than issuing the mandamus or adjudicating maintainability.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Opposite Party No.2 to consider the Petitioner's representation under Annexure-3 within eight weeks from production of certified copy of the order, dispose of it by a speaking and reasoned order, and communicate the decision to the Petitioner within ten days thereafter.