ORISSA HIGH COURT: CUTTACK

W.P.(C) NO. 7460 OF 2019,

W.P.(C) NO. 7461 OF 2019

AND

W.P.(C) NO.7462 OF 2019

In the matter of applications under Articles 226 and 227 of

the Constitution of India.

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AFR

W.P.(C) NO. 7460 OF 2019

Ashok Kumar Dash

..… Petitioner

-Versus-

State of Odisha and others

….. Opp. Parties

For Petitioner

: M/s. D.R. Pattanayak,

N. Biswal and L. Pattanayak,

Advocates.

For Opp. Parties: Mr. D.K. Mohanty,

Addl. Standing Counsel,

[O.Ps. No.1 and 2]

M/s S.N. Das, Advocate

[O.P. No.3]

M/s P.K. Bhuyan

and S. Mishra, Advocates

[O.P. No.4 and 5]

W.P.(C) NO. 7461 OF 2019

Golap Manjari Pahili

..… Petitioner

-Versus-

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State of Odisha and others

….. Opp. Parties

For Petitioner

: M/s. D.R. Pattanayak and

N. Biswal, Advocates.

For Opp. Parties: Mr. D.K. Mohanty,

Addl. Standing Counsel,

[O.Ps. No. 1 and 2]

M/s S.N. Das, Advocate

[O.Ps. No.3 and 4]

W.P.(C) NO. 7462 OF 2019

Praful Kumar Sethi

..… Petitioner

-Versus-

State of Odisha and others

….. Opp. Parties

For Petitioner

: M/s. D.R. Pattanayak and

N. Biswal, Advocates.

For Opp. Parties: Mr. D.K. Mohanty,

Addl. Standing Counsel,

[O.P.Nos. 1 and 2]

M/s S.N. Das, Advocate

[ O.Ps. No.3 and 4]

P R E S E N T:

THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE B.R.SARANGI

Date of hearing: 20.07.2021: Date of judgment : 27.07.2021

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DR. B.R. SARANGI, J.

W.P.(C) No.7460 of 2019, in which

the petitioner is working as a Senior Stenographer in the

office of the OISIP, JICA, has been filed seeking following

reliefs:-

“………..(i) To quash the impugned notice of

retirement dated 29.03.2019 issued by the

opposite party no.4 vide Annexure-14.

(ii) To direct the opposite parties more particularly

the opposite partyno.1 to allow the petitioner to

continue till attainment of 60 years at par with

the State Government employees in view of the

provisions of Section 71(a) of the Orissa Service

Code read with Clause-12 read with Clause-12 of

the Orissa Water Supply and Sewerage Board

Regulation, 1992.

(iii) To direct the opposite parties to grant all

service

and

consequential

benefits

to

the

petitioner.”

Similarly, W.P.(C) No.7461 of 2019, the petitioner of

which is working as a receptionist in the office of the

Orissa Water Supply and Sewerage Board, has been filed

seeking following reliefs:-

“……… (i) To direct the opposite parties more

particularly the opposite partyno.1 to allow the

petitioner to continue till attainment of 60 years at

par with the State Government employees in view

of the provisions of Section 71(a) of the Orissa

Service Code read with Clause-12 read with

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Clause-12 of the Orissa Water Supply and

Sewerage Board Regulation, 1992.

(ii) To direct the opposite parties to grant all service

and consequential benefits to the petitioner.”

Likewise, W.P.(C) No. 7462 of 2019, in which the

petitioner is working as Senior Executive Assistant

under the Project Engineering, PMU, Orissa Water

Supply and Sewerage Board, has been filed seeking

following reliefs:-

“………..(i) To quash the impugned notice of

retirement dated 29.03.2019 issued by the

opposite party no.4 vide Annexure-14.

(ii) To direct the opposite parties more particularly

the opposite partyno.1 to allow the petitioner to

continue till attainment of 60 years at par with the

State Government employees in view of the

provisions of Section 71(a) of the Orissa Service

Code read with Clause-12 read with Clause-12 of

the Orissa Water Supply and Sewerage Board

Regulation, 1992.

(iii) To direct the opposite parties to grant all

service

and

consequential