Jagannath Naik v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court writ petition disposed at admission; regularization of Group-D employee working against regular vacancy; representation to Secretary, Higher Education Department, Bhubaneswar; decision within four months; reference to similarly situated persons' regularization; interim protection against disengagement.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at admission: Petitioner permitted to submit a written representation to the Secretary to Government in Higher Education Department, Bhubaneswar (O.P.No.1) within 15 days; O.P.No.1 directed to consider the grievance and take a decision in accordance with law within four months, taking note of regularization cases of any similarly situated person; Petitioner not to be disengaged from his post till the decision is taken. ¶19