Advocates:
['M/S ER NAGENDRA KU MOHANTY', '', 'G N ROUT', 'S K DASH', 'B K MOHAPATRA']

11 18.04.2019

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged

the order dated 14.10.2015 (Annexure-24) passed by the

Odisha

Administrative

Tribunal,

Principal

Bench,

Bhubaneswar in O.A. (P) No. 121 of 2004, whereby learned

Tribunal has rejected the prayer made by him.

Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the

State Government ought to have considered the case of the

petitioner pursuant to Annexures-1 and 2 as similarly situated

persons in identical cases were absorbed as at Annexure-3.

However, learned Tribunal in the earlier proceeding, i.e. O.A.

No. 829 of 1999, has observed at paragraph-7 as follows:

“7.

Respondent No.1 is directed to encadre the

applicant in the common cadre of Stenographer in

the Home Department. This exercise shall be

completed within three months from the date of

receipt of a copy of this order. On his absorption,

the applicant shall be given all the consequential

service benefits to which he is entitled.”

Taking into consideration the aforesaid direction, the

order dated 29.5.2000 was passed by the Government in Home

Department under Annexu