Orissa High Court
WP(C)/26890/2026 of ASWINI KUMAR PANI Vs MANAGING DIRECTOR, ODISHA STATE CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING FEDERATION LTD., BHUBANESWAR on 10 September 2026
of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No. 26890 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010624942026 Aswini Kumar Pani ..... Petitioner Mr. G.R. Sethi, Advocate -versus- Managing Director, Odisha State Co-Operative Marketing Federation Ltd., Bhubaneswar & Anr. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. U.K. Sahoo,
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
WP(C) No. 26890 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010624942026
Aswini Kumar Pani
.....
Petitioner
Mr. G.R. Sethi, Advocate
-versus-
Managing Director, Odisha
State Co-Operative Marketing
Federation Ltd., Bhubaneswar
& Anr.
.....
Opposite Parties
Mr. U.K. Sahoo, Advocate
(Opp. Party No. 1)
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY
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ORDER
10.09.2026 Order No. 03
1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.
2. Heard Mr. G.R. Sethi, learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner and Mr. U.K. Sahoo, learned counsel appearing for Opp. Party No.
1.
3. The present writ petition has been filed inter alia with the following prayer:- “It is therefore humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to admit the case, call for the records and after hearing both the parties pass the following reliefs;
i) To quash the order dtd. 20.09.2021 under Annexure- 7.
ii) To direct the Opposite Parties to appoint the petitioner under OCS (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules, 1990. And pass such other order/orders, direction/ directions as deem fit and proper.
Page 2 of 2. And for this act of kindness, the petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.”
4. It is contended that in spite of the eligibility of the Petitioner, his claim to get the benefit of appointment under Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme was rejected vide the impugned order dtd.20.09.2021 under Annexure-7.
5. On his appearance Mr. U.K. Sahoo, learned counsel appearing for Opp. Party No. 1 fairly contended that Petitioner will be provided with the appointment as against a Group-D post in consideration of the application with recalling of the impugned order.
6. Learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner also fairly contended that Petitioner will have no objection, if she will be provided with appointment as against a Group-D post.
7. Having heard learned counsel appearing for the Parties and considering the submissions made, this Court while disposing the writ petition, directs Opp. Party No. 1 to provide appointment to the Petitioner as against a Group-D post by recalling the earlier rejection as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of this order.
8. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of.
(BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY)
Judge Sneha Digitally Signed Signed by: SNEHANJALI PARIDA Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 12-Sep-2026 12:55:29 Signature Not Verified