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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY
Hrudananda Behera – Appellant
Versus
Chairman, OPTCL, Bhoinagar – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge against premature retirement order. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. petitioner's response and further contentions. (Para 4) |
| 3. court's findings on employment history. (Para 6) |
JUDGMENT :
Biraja Prasanna Satapathy, J.
1. The present Writ Petition has been filed inter alia challenging Office Order dt.09.10.2020 so issued by Opp. Party No.2 under Annexure-2. Petitioner in terms of the said order was prematurely retired w.e.f 09.10.2020.
2. It is the case of the Petitioner that Petitioner was initially appointed as a Helper vide Office Order dt.30.11.1995 so issued by the then Orissa State Electricity Board under Annexure-1 series. Petitioner while so continuing, was appointed as a Jr. Typist vide order of appointment issued on 30.03.1999 by the authorities of Grid Corporation of Orissa Limited also under Annexure-1 series.
2.1. Not only that, Petitioner vide Office order dt.06.11.2013 and 07.11.2015 under Annexure-1 series, was also promoted to the post of Sr. Typist and Head Typist. However, while continuing as Head Typist/ Computer Asst. Gr.-I (Highly Skilled-‘A’ category), Petitioner was made to retire prematurely w.e.f 09.10.2020 vide Office Order dt.09.10.2020 of Opp. Party
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