This order directs the authority to reconsider the petitioner's representation of service regularity in light of a coordinate bench order granting similar relief to a colleague in a comparable case.
Direction to respondent to decide the petition afresh within eight weeks considering W.P.(C) No.20403 of 2026.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No.22157 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010487912026
Sudarsan Sahoo …. Petitioner Mr. S. Jena, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. G. Tripathy, A.G.A. Mr. S. Patra, Advocate for O.P. No.4
CORAM: JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY
ORDER 09.09.2026
Order No.
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed Signed by: BASANTA KUMAR BARIK Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, C utta ck Date: 09-Sep-2026 17:33:55
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the authority. For reference, he produces a copy of the order dated 07.07.2026 passed in W.P.(C) No.20403 of 2026. The same is kept on record.
( B.P. Routray)
B.K. Barik Signature Not Verified
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Digitally Signed Signed by: BASANTA KUMAR BARIK Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, C utta ck Date: 09-Sep-2026 17:33:55
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner's representation should be reconsidered consistently with a parallel order in a coordinate bench regarding a similarly situated employee.
Sudarsan Sahoo
State of Odisha
Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Bhubaneswar
B. P. Routray
As recorded by the court registry
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