Purna Ch.Nayak v. Odisha Gramya Bank
Case brief
What is this about?
WP(C) No. 22748 of 2016, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack (BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY, J., 03.07.2026). Purna Ch. Nayak v. Odisha Gramya Bank & Ors. Petitioner sought interest on delayed payment of retirement benefits including gratuity and leave encashment, and refund of amounts deducted from terminal benefits. Writ petition disposed of with liberty to file a fresh representation before Opposite Party No. 1 within three weeks with documents and citations; Opposite Party No. 1 to take a lawful decision within three months of receipt and communicate it. Keywords: retirement benefits; gratuity; leave encashment; terminal benefits; delayed payment; interest; deduction; fresh representation; Odisha Gramya Bank; writ disposed.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the Petitioner to file a fresh representation before Opposite Party No. 1 within three weeks enclosing all relevant documents and citations; Opposite Party No. 1 directed to take a lawful decision on such representation within three months of receipt and to communicate the order so passed to the Petitioner. No substantive relief on the claim was granted at this stage.