Geetanjali Mahapatra v. State of Odisha
Service Law – Odisha Non-Government Aided College Lecturer's Placement Rules, 2014
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ of mandamus; non-consideration of representation dated 08.12.2025 (Annexure-8); Odisha Non-Government Aided College Lecturer's Placement Rules, 2014; Lecturer (Group-A) Scale w.e.f. 01.06.2009; Reader (State Scale) w.e.f. 01.06.2019; Lokanath Behera vs. State of Odisha, W.P.(C) No.2062 of 2024 (decided 13.08.2025); direction to Opposite Party No.1 to decide representation within eight weeks by speaking and reasoned order; communication of final decision within ten days; State of Odisha; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Geetanjali Mahapatra.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to Opposite Party No.1 to consider the Petitioner's representation dated 08.12.2025 (Annexure-8), if still pending, within eight weeks from communication of the order, taking into consideration the ratio laid down in Lokanath Behera's case (W.P.(C) No.2062 of 2024), and to dispose of the representation by a speaking and reasoned order; the final decision to be communicated to the Petitioner within ten days thereafter.