Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 05 October 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Prativa Saraf, represented by Advocate J.R. Khuntia, filed W.P.(C) No.31753 of 2026 seeking extension of pension and other retiral dues under the Odisha Aided Education Institution Employees' Retirement Benefits Rules, 1981.
- Opposite parties: State of Odisha and others, represented by Assistant Sub-Collector S. Mohanty.
- The petition relied on the ratio decided in Sarat Chandra Parida v. State of Odisha (2015) upheld by the Apex Court in SLP(C) (CC) No.761 of 2016, and on the decision in Hemant Kumar Chhotaray v. State of Odisha (2024) (I) OLR 709, as well as a batch of similar cases disposed on 12 January 2024.
- The Court noted that an identical matter (W.P.(C) No.30467 of 2026) had earlier been directed to grant pensionary benefits, and therefore found the present claim consistent with established precedent.
Final Outcome
- The Court directed the opposite parties (State of Odisha and others) to comply with the pension extension as per the cited decisions, upon receipt of a copy of this order.
- Compliance must be effected preferably within six weeks from the date the order is communicated.
- An urgent copy of the order is to be issued as per procedural rules.
Topics: Pension Benefits, Judicial Order