Orissa High Court
WP(C)/26458/2026 of SASMITA DAS Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 20 August 2026
HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.26458 of 2026 CNR NO: ODHC010634932026 Mrs. Sasmita Das …. Petitioner Mr. Sangram Jena, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha, represented by its Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Higher Education Department and Others …. Opposite Parties Mr. S.N.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
WP(C) No.26458 of 2026
CNR NO: ODHC010634932026
Mrs. Sasmita Das
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Petitioner
Mr. Sangram Jena, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha, represented by its
Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Higher
Education Department and Others
….
Opposite Parties
Mr. S.N. Nayak, ASC
CORAM:
SHRI JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY
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ORDER
20.8.2026 Order No.
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1. Heard Mr. S. Jena, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. S.N. Nayak, learned ASC for State-Opposite Parties.
2. It is submitted on behalf of the Petitioner, who is claiming regularization / approval of her service against the 1st post of Lecturer in Education in Indira Priyadarshini Women's Higher Secondary School, G. Udayagiri, in the district of Kandhamal as per Grant-in-aid Order, 1994, that her claim is similar to the case of the Respondent in FAO No.509 of 2014, which has been disposed of by a Co-ordinate Bench on 19th March 2025 and upheld by the Hon’ble Supreme Court.
3. It is further prayed on behalf of the Petitioner that her representation under Annexure-7 may be considered by the appropriate authority.
4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, without expressing any opinion on the merits of contentions of the petitioner, with a direction to the Director of Higher Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.2) to consider Digitally Signed Signed by: MANAS KUMAR PANDA Reason: Authentication Location: OHC, Cuttack Date: 20-Aug-2026 16:13:37 Signature Not Verified the grievance of the Petitioner as per her representation at Annexure- 7, in accordance with law, and keeping in view the decision aforesaid, if applicable, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition.
5. An urgent certified copy of this order shall be issued on proper application.
( B.P. Routray) Judge M.K.Panda Digitally Signed Signed by: MANAS KUMAR PANDA Reason: Authentication Location: OHC, Cuttack Date: 20-Aug-2026 16:13:37 Signature Not Verified