Orissa High Court
WP(C)/28140/2026 of PABITRA MOHAN PRADHAN Vs STATE OF ORISSA on 2 September 2026
of 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.28140 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010671292026 Pabitra Mohan Pradhan …. Petitioner Mr. L.Mohanty, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and Ors. …. Opposite Parties Ms. U.Padhi, ASC CORAM: SHRI JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 02.09.2026 Order
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No.28140 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010671292026
Pabitra Mohan Pradhan
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Petitioner
Mr. L.Mohanty, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha and Ors.
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Opposite Parties
Ms. U.Padhi, ASC
CORAM:
SHRI JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY
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ORDER
02.09.2026 Order No.
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1. The matter is taken up through hybrid mode.
2. Heard Mr. Mohanty, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Ms. Padhi, learned ASC for the State.
3. It is submitted that the Petitioner is now working as Senior Clerk in-charge of cashier in Accounts Section in the Office of the Director of Text-Book Production and Marketing, Bhubaneswar. Prior to that, he worked as Senior Clerk in Sales Section, where a disciplinary proceeding was initiated against him and punishment was imposed. Challenging said punishment, he filed W.P.(C) No.26614 of 2025, and by virtue of interim order dated 22nd September 2025 this Court restrained the Opposite Parties to take any punitive action against the Petitioner. But after working around four months in the present post, the Petitioner has been again transferred to the previous post of Senior Clerk in Sales Section and he thereby apprehends mischief on the part of the Opposite Parties to Digitally Signed Signed by: SANGRAM DAS Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 02-Sep-2026 15:38:58 Signature Not Verified fix him anyway by posting him in the Sales Section again. It is further submitted that the Petitioner has no objection for his transfer to any other section, except Sales Section.
4. Considering such limited prayer of the Petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the Director of Text-Book Production and Marketing, Bhubaneswar (O.P.No.2) to consider the posting of the Petitioner to any other section, except Sales Section keeping in view the apprehension raised by him, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Till such decision is taken by O.P.No.2, the Petitioner may be permitted to continue in his present posting.
5. An urgent certified copy of this order shall be issued on proper application.
(B.P. Routray)
Judge
S.Das Digitally Signed Signed by: SANGRAM DAS Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 02-Sep-2026 15:38:58 Signature Not Verified