Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack
Order Date: 29.06.2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Deepak Ranjan Ojha, seeking regularisation and salary as Lecturer in Physics at N.S.M. City Degree College, Rajabagicha, Cuttack.
- Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others, specifically Opposite Party No.2 (the employing authority).
- Petition filed under WP(C) No.19125 of 2026, taken up in hybrid mode.
- Petitioner's prayer: admission of writ, call for records, issuance of mandamus directing Opposite Party No.2 to approve/regularise his service and release salary under G.I.A Order 1994, applying the ratio decided in State of Odisha & another Vs. Ratnakar Mohapatra (FAO No.5Q9 of 2014, disposed 19.03.2025) and affirmed by the Supreme Court in SLP(C) No.6943 of 2026 (disposed 25.03.2026). Also sought extension of all consequential service and financial benefits as per Annexure‑5 series, relying on precedents State of U.P. vs. Arvind Kumar Srivastava (2015) and State of Karnataka vs. C Lalitha (2006).
- Representation dated 07.04.2026 submitted to Opposite Party No.2 (Annexure‑4) remained pending.
- Counsel for petitioner: Adv. Bikash Mishra; counsel for State: Mr. A. Mohanty, ASC.
- State argued the writ is not maintainable as it concerns release of GIA; offered to direct Opposite Party No.2 to decide within a stipulated period.
Final Outcome
- The Court observed the sole grievance is the inaction of Opposite Party No.2 on the representation dated 07.04.2026.
- The Court directed Opposite Party No.2 to consider and dispose of the petitioner's representation, applying the judgments of this Court and the Supreme Court, within eight weeks from the date of communication of a certified copy of this order.
- Opposite Party No.2 must pass a speaking and reasoned order and communicate the final decision to the petitioner within ten days thereafter.
- The writ application is hereby disposed of.
- Certified copy of the order to be issued urgently as per Rules.
Topics: Service Regularisation, Judicial Order