Orissa High Court
WP(C)/28252/2026 of RAJ KISHORE SAHOO Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 9 September 2026
of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 28252 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010655732026 Raj Kishore Sahoo ..... Petitioner Mr. S. Senapati, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. A . Tripathy, AGA CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No. 28252 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010655732026
Raj Kishore Sahoo
.....
Petitioner
Mr. S. Senapati, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha & Ors.
.....
Opposite Parties
Mr. A. Tripathy, AGA
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY
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ORDER
09.09.2026 Order No. 01
1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.
2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the Opp. Parties.
3. Petitioner has filed the present writ petition inter alia with the following prayer:- “It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue notice to the opp. Parties calling upon them to file show cause as to why:-
i) A direction shall not be issued to the opp. parties to release 9% interest on the Final pension and pensionary benefits in favour of the petitioner as per the Pension Payment Order dated 28.07.2026 issued by opp. Party No. 4 under Annexure-7 for the period from 01.07.2025 to 27.07.2026, as per the Judgment of Hon'ble Apex Court of India rendered in between D.D. Tiwari (D) L.R. Vrs Uttar Haryana Bijili Vitaran Nigam reported in 2015 (1) OLR (SC) 81;
ii) And after hearing the parties be directed to release 9% interest on the final pension and pensionary benefits of the petitioner dated 28.7.2026 under Annexure- 7 for the period from 01.07.2025 to 27.07.2026 as per the
Page 2 of 2. Judgment of Hon'ble Apex Court of India rendered in between D.D. Tiwari (D) L.R. Vrs Uttar Haryana Bijili Vitaran Nigam reported in 2015 (I) OLR (SC) 81 ; within a date to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court; And pass any other order/orders, direction/ directions as deemed fit and proper; And for which act of kindness, the petitioner shall as in duty bound, ever pray.”
4. However, taking into account the claim raised in the present Writ Petition, liberty is granted to the Petitioner to make a fresh representation before Opp. Party No.2 by enclosing all the relevant documents and citations in support of his claim, if any, within a period of three (3) weeks hence.
5. It is observed that if such representation is filed within the aforesaid time period, Opp. Party No.2 shall do well to take a lawful decision on the same within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of such representation. The order so passed by Opp. Party No.2 be communicated to the Petitioner.
6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of.
(BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Judge Subrat/Utkalika Digitally Signed Signed by: UTKALIKA NAYAK Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 09-Sep-2026 18:16:14 Signature Not Verified