SULOCHANA PRADHAN v. STATE OF ODISHA
Court: High Court of Orissa
Bench: MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY
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Case summary
High Court of Orissa judgment dated 2026-04-09. SULOCHANA PRADHAN v. STATE OF ODISHA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W. P. (C) No. 10431 of 2026 Sulochana Pradhan ..... Petitioner Mr. K. C. Sahu, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. C. K. Pradhan, AGA CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 09. 04. 2026 Order No. 01 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the Opp. Parties. 3. Petitioner has filed the present writ petition inter alia with the following prayer:- “It is therefore prayed that the Hon'ble Court be graciously pleased to pass following relief(s):- (1) The Hon'ble Court be pleased to admit & allow this writ petition (ii) The Hon'ble Court be pleased to further direct the Opp.
Parties for induction so also regularization of the service of the Petitioner as Regular MPHW(F) in view of completion of six years of uninterrupted contractual service on the date of commencement of statutory recruitment rule namely "Odisha MPHW(F) Service (Method of Recruitment & Conditions of Service) Rules 2019 keeping in view of the unamended deeming Page 1 of 2. provisions of Rule-4 & 5 under Annexure-4 so also keeping in view of order of Hon'ble Apex Court as per Annexure-7 & 9 with all consequential service & financial benefits within a time bound period for the interest of justice. And/or (iii) The Hon'ble court be pleased to pass any other order(s) /direction(s) as deems fit & proper for the bonafide interest of justice. And for this act of kindness, the Petitioner shall as in duty bound ever pray;” 4. However, taking into account the claim raised in the present Writ Petition, liberty is granted to the Petitioner to make a fresh representation before Opp. Party No.
2 by enclosing all the relevant documents and citations in support of his claim, if any, within a period of three (3) weeks hence. 5. It is observed that if such representation is filed within the aforesaid time period, Opp. Party No. 2 shall do well to take a lawful decision on the same within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of such representation. The order so passed by Opp. Party No. 2 be communicated to the Petitioner. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Judge Jyoti Page 2 of 2.
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