✦ Orissa High Court

Mr. Manas Pati, Advocate State of Odisha -versus & Ors. v. Director General of Police). Therefore, this writ petition may be disposed & Ors.

ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 3 of 2024A K MOHAPATRA

Case at a glance

Outcome

Disposed of

writ petition stands disposed of directing the opposite parties-authorities

Key paragraphs

  • Para 77. With the aforesaid observations/ directions the writ petition stands disposed of.

Judgment

Mr. Manas Pati, Advocate State of Odisha & others -versus- …. Opposite Parties Mr. P.C. Das, A.S.C. Mr.S.K.Patra, Standing Counsel For O.P.No.5 CORAM: JUSTICE A.K. MOHAPATRA ORDER 03.01.2024

1.

This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode).

2.

Heard Mr. Manas Pati, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P.C. Das, learned Addl. Standing Counsel for the State.

3.

The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking direction to the opposite parties to change his option w.e.f. 18.10.2016 instead of

01.01.2016 and further seeks direction to the opposite parties to revise his pay taking into consideration his grade pay at Rs.5400/- and grant all differential amount consequent upon fixation of pay, within a stipulated time.

4.

Mr. Manas Pati, learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the case of the petitioner is covered by the order dated 26.09.2022 passed by this Court in WPC (OAC) 1397 of 2018 (Alok Pradhan and others Vs. Director General of Police and others). Therefore, this writ petition may be disposed of in the light of the aforesaid order.

5.

Mr. Das, learned Addl. Standing Counsel appearing for the State contended that the case, which has been relied upon by learned counsel for the petitioner belonged to Home Department and, as such, the same may not be applicable to the present case. // 2 //

Operative part

6.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after going through the records, this Court finds that since principles have already been decided by this Court in the case of Alok Pradhan (supra), this writ petition stands disposed of directing the opposite parties-authorities to consider the case of the petitioner in the light of the order passed by this Court in the case of Alok Pradhan (supra) and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order.

7.

With the aforesaid observations/ directions the writ petition stands disposed of.

8.

Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules. Anil ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: ANIL KUMAR SAHOO Designation: Junior Stenographer Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 05-Jan-2024 16:47:58

Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case

No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.

This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.

Why is this linked?

This is the original judgment text, reproduced from the public court record. Always verify it against the official record before relying on it in a filing — check it on Orissa High Court or eCourts case status (search case no. ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 3 of 2024). ← Search more judgments