Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack
Order Date: 29 September 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Sadhuram Bhoi, represented by Advocate S.K. Pattnaik.
- Opposite parties: State of Odisha and others, represented by ASC S.K. Parhi.
- Writ petition No.31722 of 2026 filed seeking direction that the petitioner be granted pension and other retiral dues under the Odisha Aided Education Institution Employees' Retirement Benefits Rules, 1981.
- The petitioner 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).
- Counsel submitted that the Sarat Chandra Parida decision has been applied in the Hemant Kumar Chhotaray case and that a similar direction was issued in W.P.(C) No.30467 of 2026.
Final Outcome
- The Court directs Opposite Party Nos. 1 and 2 (State of Odisha and others) to extend the pension and other retiral benefits to the petitioner in accordance with the Sarat Chandra Parida and Hemant Kumar Chhotaray decisions.
- Compliance must be effected within six weeks of receipt of the order.
- An urgent copy of the order is to be issued as per procedural rules.
Topics: Pension Benefits, Judicial Orders