IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.A. No.2784 of 2024 State of Odisha & Others …. Appellants Mr. S.B. Mohanty, AGA -Versus-

Jayakrushna Mohapatra & Others …. Respondents Mr. P.K. Mohapatra, Advocate CORAM:

JUSTICE KRISHNA SHRIPAD DIXIT JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH

ORDER

Order No. 08.04.2026

02.

Learned counsel- Mr. Prafulla Kumar Mohapatra enters appearance for the Respondent by filing vakalatnama in Court, The same is taken on record.

In this Intra-Court appeal, the State and its officials have called in question a learned Single Judge’s order dated 15.11.2022, whereby Respondent-employee’s W.P.(C) No.29927 of 2022 having been favoured, the following relief has been accorded:

“7. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court observes that the order dated 17.08.2019 and 02.03.2021 under Annexures-8 and 9 are not sustainable in law and therefore, the same are hereby quashed and the matter is remanded to the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.1) and looking to the date of death of the deceased and involving whom the appointment under the Rehabilitation A