Authority: High Court of Orissa at Cuttack

Order Date: 19 August 2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: Sanatan Das, retired employee seeking pension and pensionary benefits upon superannuation.
  • Opposite Parties: Registrar, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar and other university officials.
  • The petitioner alleged that despite a clarification from the Government of Odisha (Letter No.22942 dated 30 May 2023) permitting the university to implement the old pension scheme for non‑Mess employees from its own resources, the university had taken no action.
  • Counsel for petitioner (Mr. S. Mohanty) and counsel for opposite parties (Mr. G. Tripathy, Additional Government Advocate; Mr. M. Ojha) were heard by Justice B. P. Routray.

Final Outcome

  • The writ petition is disposed of with a directive to the Registrar, Utkal University, to take an appropriate decision on the petitioner’s pension grievance in accordance with the government clarification, within two months of receipt of a certified copy of this order.
  • An urgent certified copy of the order is to be granted on proper application.

Topics: Pension Settlement, University Governance, Judicial Direction