Orissa High Court
WP(C)/27408/2026 of SMRUTI RANJAN KAR Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 28 August 2026
of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 27408 of 2026 CNR No.ODHC010660972026 Smruti Ranjan Kar ..... Petitioner Mr. J. Pal, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. A . Tripathy, AGA CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No. 27408 of 2026
CNR No.ODHC010660972026
Smruti Ranjan Kar
.....
Petitioner
Mr. J. Pal, 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
28.08.2026 Order No. 01
1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.
2. Heard learned counsel for the Parties.
3. Petitioner has filed the present writ petition inter alia with the following prayer:- “Under the facts and circumstances stated above, the Petitioner humbly prays that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order, or Direction, more particularly in the nature of Writ of Certiorari, quashing/setting aside the impugned letter dated 03- 08-2026 (ΑΝΝEXURE-3) issued by Opp. Party No. 2, restricting the nomination list/zone of consideration for promotion to the rank of OPS (Super Time Scale) to only 19 officers;
And directing the Opp. Parties to expand the zone of consideration in strict compliance with Rule 3 of the Odisha Civil Services (Zone of Consideration for Promotion) Rules, 1988 read with Rule 8(2) of the Odisha Police Service Rules, 2013, by taking into account all 26 existing vacancies in the rank of OPS (Super Time Scale) for the selection year 2026; And directing Opp. Party Nos. 1 and 3 to grant necessary relaxation in the qualifying residency period under Rule 18 of the Odisha Police Service Rules, 2013 consistent with past administrative precedent set in the selection year 2025 so as to include the Petitioner (positioned at Serial No. 26 of the Final Gradation list dated 12-05-2026 (Annexure-2)
Page 2 of 2. within the expanded zone of consideration for the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC); And directing the Opp. Parties to consider the case of the Petitioner for promotion to the rank of OPS (Super Time Scale against the available vacancies for the year 2026 with all consequential financial and service benefits; And may further be pleased to pass any other order/orders, direction/directions as deemed fit and proper; And for this act of kindness the Petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.”
4. It is contended that since there are 26 vacancies available for promotion to the rank of Superintendent of Police (Super Time Scale) for the year 2026 and only 19 names have been shortlisted, he may be permitted to move Opp. Party No.1 for consideration of his grievance as made in the Writ Petition.
5. It is observed that if any such application is moved within a period of One (1) week hence, Opp. Party No. 1 shall do well to take a lawful decision on the same within a further period of one (1) week from the date of receipt of such application. The order so passed by Opp. Party No. 1 be communicated to the Petitioner.
6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of.
(BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY)
Judge
Jyoti Digitally Signed Signed by: JYOTIPRAVA BHOL Reason: Authentication Location: HIGH COURT OF ORISSA Date: 29-Aug-2026 16:56:09 Signature Not Verified