Khetrabasi Garnayak v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Regularization — DLR brought over to work-charged establishment — completed service of 35 years — rejection order dated 06.11.2025 (Annexure-9) quashed — fresh application permitted in light of Khageswar Jena (W.P.(C) No. 29993 of 2022) as affirmed by Supreme Court in State of Odisha & Ors. vs. G. Balakrishna (SLP(C) Diary No. 33400 of 2023, disposed 24.07.2025) — authority to decide lawfully within three months if application filed within three weeks — Finance deptt. Resolution dt. 15.05.1997 — Orissa High Court, W.P.(C) No.2629 of 2026, Biraja Prasanna Satapathy, J., order dated 11.03.2026.
What did the court decide?
Order dated 06.11.2025 (Annexure-9) quashed; petitioner permitted to make a fresh application for consideration of his regularization claim in light of Khageswar Jena as affirmed in G. Balakrishna; if such application is moved within three weeks, the opposite party to take a lawful decision thereon within three months of its receipt.