Authority: High Court of Orissa at Cuttack
Order Date: 07 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Udayanath Behera & Ors., represented by Mr. A. Pattnaik (Advocate).
- Opposite Parties: The Chairman, OAIC Ltd. & Ors., represented by Mr. S.P. Das (Additional Standing Counsel) and Mr. N.K. Mishra (Senior Advocate) for Opponent Parties Nos. 1 & 2.
- The dispute centers on OAIC Ltd.'s request, dated 13‑April‑2021, for government sanction of the 5th and 6th Pay revisions (effective 01‑Jan‑1996 and 01‑Jan‑2006) along with usual Dearness Allowance for its employees.
- The corporation claims the request is still pending governmental approval; petitioners argue the corporation previously extended similar benefits without prior approval.
Final Outcome
- The Court permits the petitioners, in each writ petition, to file individual applications before Opponent Party No. 3 to obtain a final decision on the corporation’s 13‑April‑2021 request.
- Applications must be filed within three (3) weeks of this order; Opponent Party No. 3 must render a lawful decision within three (3) months of receipt and communicate the decision to the petitioners.
- Upon receiving the required governmental approval, OAIC Ltd. will undertake the consequential follow‑up action to release the entitled pay benefits and arrears to the employees.
- The writ petitions are hereby disposed of, and a photocopy of this order shall be placed in the connected case records.
Topics: Pay Sanction, Government Approval