JITENDRA KUMAR PRUSTY 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 2025-12-17. JITENDRA KUMAR PRUSTY v. STATE OF ODISHA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No. 32120 of 2025 Jitendra Kumar Prusty ..... Petitioner Ms. S. Das, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Anr. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. S. P. Das, ASC CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 17. 12. 2025 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:- “In view of the facts and circumstances mentioned above, the Petitioner humbly prays before this Hon'ble Court that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Opposite Parties to pay interest @ 12% on the delayed release of gratuity and leave salary for the period from 31. 08. 2020 to 31. 07. 2024; And pass such other order(s)/direction(s) as may be deemed fit and proper in the interest of justice and equity.
And for this act of kindness, the Petitioner shall 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 Page 1 of 2. 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 Sneha Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: SNEHANJALI PARIDA Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 18-Dec-2025 17:30:12 Page 2 of 2.
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