Orissa High Court
WP(C)/25983/2026 of SOMNATH JENA Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 18 August 2026
HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.25983 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010606142026 Somnath Jena …. Petitioner Mr. K.K. Swain, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha, represented through its Commissioner-cum-Secretary, School and Mass Education Department and Others …. Opposite Parties Mr. G.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
WP(C) No.25983 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010606142026
Somnath Jena
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Petitioner
Mr. K.K. Swain, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha, represented through its Commissioner-cum-Secretary, School and Mass Education Department and Others ….
Opposite Parties
Mr. G. Tripathy, AGA
CORAM:
SHRI JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY
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ORDER
18.8.2026 Order No.
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1. Heard Mr. K.K. Swain, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. G. Tripathy, learned AGA for State - opposite parties.
2. The petitioner has been selected vide order dated 25th November 2025 as Leave Training Reserve (LTR) Teacher for Secondary Schools against trained graduate (CBZ) post. He was offered with appointment on 25th November 2025 (Annexure-1) with direction to join within a period of 30 days from the date of issuance of the order. The petitioner did not join within such period of 30 days.
3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that on 22nd December 2025 he had requested for extension date of his joining in terms of GA Department office Memorandum dated 20th September 2019 (Annexure-9), which was not considered by the authority. Subsequently his willingness to join as intimated on 31st December 2025 through e-mail was also not attended to. When the petitioner met the Director in his Grievance Cell, he was advised to approach the Digitally Signed Signed by: MANAS KUMAR PANDA Reason: Authentication Location: OHC, Cuttack Date: 18-Aug-2026 18:47:33 Signature Not Verified
District Education Officer. Consequently the petitioner has submitted his grievance by way of a representation to the District Education Officer on 27th July 2026, which is pending consideration till date.
4. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, without expressing any opinion on the merits of contention of the petitioner, with a direction to the District Education Officer, Mayurbhanj (O.P. No.4) to consider the grievance of the petitioner as per his representation at Annexure-8 and take decision, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks 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 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: 18-Aug-2026 18:47:33 Signature Not Verified