IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.8052 of 2022

Pravat Kumar Behera

….

Petitioner

Mr. S. Mallick,

Advocate

-versus-

State of Odisha & others

….

Opp. Parties

Mr. D.K. Mohanty,

Additional Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE BISWAJIT MOHANTY

JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY

Order No.

ORDER

05.05.2022

01.

1.

Heard Mr. Mallick, learned counsel for the petitioner and

Mr. D.K. Mohanty, learned Additional Standing Counsel.

2.

On oral prayer of Mr. Mallick is permitted to implead the

Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Odisha State Road Transport

Corporation as opposite party No.7 in this writ petition in Court

today.

3.

According to Mr. Mallick, the petitioner is aggrieved by the

inaction of the authorities, more particularly the Chairman-

cum-Managing Director of Odisha State Road Transport

Corporation (opposite party No.7) in honouring the award dated

23.03.2021 passed in his favour in Misc. Case No.03 of 2016 by

the learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Sambalpur under

Annexure-6.

4.

During course of hearing, Mr. Mallick submits that liberty

may be granted to the petitioner to approach the Chairman-

cum-Managing Director of Odisha State Road Transport

Corporation (opposite party No.7) for redressal of his grievances

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by filing a grievance petition and the said opposite party be

directed to take a decision on such motion within a specific

time period.

5.

Considering

the

submissions

made

and

without

expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court

grants liberty to the petitioner to file a grievance petition before

the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Odisha State Road

Transport Corporation (opposite party No.7) through speed post

within a period of one week from today. In the event, such a

petition is filed along with a certified copy of this order, the

opposite party No.7 is directed to take a decision on the same in

accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the

date of receipt of such grievance petition and communicate the

result of such exercise to the petitioner.

6.

Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of.

7.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper

application.

(Biswajit Mohanty)

Judge

Prasant

(Biraja Prasanna Satapathy)

Judge