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Shashanka Sur v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC11 Mar 2026WP(C)/5436/2026

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What is this about?

Pension and retirement benefits of aided educational employees; Odisha Aided Educational Employees Retirement benefit Rule 1981; parity with similarly placed litigants; disposal of writ petition subject to pending Writ Appeal No.197 of 2024 (Hemanta Kumar Chhotray); no interim stay of Single Judge judgment; certiorari/mandamus; State of Odisha; compliance within eight weeks; Sarat Chandra Parida 2015 (II) ILR CUT 94.

What did the court decide?

Consideration/extension of the Petitioner's pension and other pensionary benefits in terms of the Odisha Aided Educational Employees Retirement benefit Rule 1981 as in similar matters, subject to outcome of Writ Appeal No.197 of 2024; compliance within eight (8) weeks. ¶24

Shashanka Sur Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.5436 of 2026

Shashanka Sur

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Petitioner

Represented by Adv. - Rama Chandra Jena

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-versus-

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State of Odisha & Ors.

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..... Opposite Parties

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Represented by Adv. – A.Mohanty, A.S.C.

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CORAM:

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THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA

ORDER

11.03.2026

Order No.

1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode).

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Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State. Perused the writ petition as well as the documents annexed thereto.

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By filing the present writ application the Petitioner has made the following prayer:-

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“The petitioner, therefore, prays that Your Lordship's may graciously be pleased to admit the writ application, call for the records and after hearing the parties, allow the same and issue a writ in the nature of Certiorari/Mandamus or any other or further writ/writ(s), direction/ directions directing the opp. parties to consider petitioner's pension and other pensionary benefits in terms of the provision contain under Odisha Aided Educational Employees Retirement benefit Rule 1981 as admissible to the petitioner, in view of the judgment passed by this

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Hon'ble Court in the case of Sarat Chandra Parida Versus State of Orissa and others reported in 2015 (II) ILR CUT 94 to the petitioner for the interest of justice.

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And pass any other order(s), direction(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deems fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

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The subject matter of this petition is substantially similar to the one in Hemanta Kumar Chhotray v. State of Orissa and others , 2024 (1) OLR 709 and therefore, counsel for the Petitioner submits that the benefit given to litigants in the subject case should be extended his client as well.

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Learned Additional Standing Counsel appearing for the State-Opposite Parties submits that the said matter is subjudice in Writ Appeal No.197 of 2024. However, on being asked, he tells that there is no interim order staying the judgment of the learned Single Judge. This Court in a number of similar matters has already ordered extension of the said benefits subject to outcome of the Writ Appeal and therefore, the same course needs to be adopted here also, if there are no other legal impediments.

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Ordered accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of subject to outcome of the writ appeal mentioned above. Compliance within eight(8) weeks.

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Web copy of order to be acted upon by all concerned.

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( A.K. Mohapatra) Judge

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Anil

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed Signed by: ANIL KUMAR SAHOO Designation: Junior Stenographer Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 11-Mar-2026 18:18:11

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