Biswanath Samantaray Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Biswanath Samantaray Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of finally with a direction to OP No.2 (Director of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar) to decide the petitioner's representation dated 24.02.2025 (Annexure-7) within fifteen days of communication of the order, after hearing the petitioner and others, taking into account Lokanath Behera vrs. State of Odisha and other materials, and to intimate the result to the petitioner; Registry directed to communicate the order; urgent certified copy on proper application.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Director of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Odisha (OP No.2) ought to be directed to decide the petitioner's pending representation dated 24.02.2025 (Annexure-7) within a fixed time, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and others.

Court's answer

The Director of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar (OP No.2) is directed to dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 24.02.2025 (Annexure-7), pending before him, within fifteen days from the date of communication of the order, after giving an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and others, if any, and to intimate the result of the disposal of the representation to the petitioner.

Ratio / Principle

OP No.2 shall dispose of the petitioner's representation taking the decision in Lokanath Behera vrs. State of Odisha (WPC No.2062 of 2024, decided on 13.08.2025) and other materials into account.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (WP(C) No.3346 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack) — Biswanath Samantaray v. State of Odisha and others — Disposed of finally on 07.03.2026 (Ananda Chandra Behera, J.) with a direction to the Director of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar (OP No.2) to dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 24.02.2025 (Annexure-7), pending before him, within fifteen days from communication of the order, after giving an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and others, if any, and to intimate the result of the disposal to the petitioner; OP No.2 to take into account the decision in Lokanath Behera vrs. State of Odisha (WPC No.2062 of 2024, decided on 13.08.2025), relied on by the petitioner's counsel, along with other materials; Registry directed to communicate the order to OP No.2 immediately; urgent certified copy on proper application.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.3346 of 2026

Biswanath Samantaray

..... Petitioner

Represented by Adv. - Gopinath Mishra

-versus-

1) State Of Odisha .....

1. Director Of Higher Education, Bhubaneswar

Opposite Parties

Represented by Adv. – Ms. B. Tripathy, ASC

Governing Body Of Brahman Jharilo Degree Mahavidyalaya, Cuttack

CORAM:

MR. JUSTICE ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA ORDER

07.03.2026

Order No.

1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

Heard from the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State.

Upon hearing from the learned counsels of both the sides, it is felt proper to dispose of this writ petition finally directing the Director of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.2) to dispose of the representation dated 24.02.2025 vide Annexure-7 of the petitioner pending before him within a period of fifteen days from the date of communication of this order after giving opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and others, if any, and to intimate the result of disposal of the representation to the petitioner.

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At the time of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner relied upon the decision between Lokanath Behera vrs. State of Odisha decided in WPC No.2062 of 2024 on 13.08.2025 .

The Opposite Party No.2 shall dispose of the representation of the petitioner taking the above decision and other materials into account.

Registry is directed to communicate the copy of this order to the Director of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.2) immediately.

As such, the writ petition filed by the petitioner is disposed of finally.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted to the petitioner on proper application.

( ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA) Judge

Jagabandhu

Signature Not Verified

Digitally Signed Signed by: JAGABANDHU BEHERA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: OHC, CUTTACK Date: 07-Mar-2026 15:06:48

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