IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No. 18312 of 2026 Nayan Kumar Patel ..... Petitioner Mr. L.K. Mohanty, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. A. Tripathy, AGA CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 06.07.2026 Order No. 01 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the Opp. Parties. 3. Petitioner has filed the present writ petition inter alia with the following prayer:- “It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue notice to the opp. Parties calling upon them to file show cause as to why :- i) A direction shall not be issued to grant G.P.F. number in favour of the petitioner by counting his period of service as Panchayat Secretary dated 8.11.1994 and promotion to the post of V.L.W. dated 21.11.2009 by opp. Party No.2 under Annexure-3 as well as taking into consideration the Judgment of this Hon'ble Court rendered in between State of Odisha and others Vrs Niranjan Biswal reported in 2018 (ii) ILR CUT 2021; ii) And after hearing the parties be pleased to direct the Opp. Parties to grant G.P.F. Number in favour of the petitioner so as to enable him to receive pension after his Page 1 of 2. superannuation; within a date to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court.; And pass any other order/orders, direction/directions as deemed fit and proper;

And for which act of kindness, the petitioner shall as in duty bound, ever pray.” 4. However, taking into account the claim raised in the present Writ Petition, liberty is granted to the Petitioner to make a fresh representation before Opp. Party No. 1 by enclosing all the relevant documents and citations in support of his claim, if any, within a period of three (3) weeks hence. 5. It is observed that if such representation is filed within the aforesaid time period, Opp. Party No. 1 shall do well to take a lawful decision on the same within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of such representation. The order so passed by Opp. Party No. 1 be communicated to the Petitioner. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Judge Sneha Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: SNEHANJALI PARIDA Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 07-Jul-2026 11:37:45 Page 2 of 2.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No. 18312 of 2026 Nayan Kumar Patel ..... Petitioner Mr. L.K. Mohanty, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. A. Tripathy, AGA CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 06.07.2026 Order No. 01 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the Opp. Parties. 3. Petitioner has filed the present writ petition inter alia with the following prayer:- “It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue notice to the opp. Parties calling upon them to file show cause as to why :- i) A direction shall not be issued to grant G.P.F. number in favour of the petitioner by counting his period of service as Panchayat Secretary dated 8.11.1994 and promotion to the post of V.L.W. dated 21.11.2009 by opp. Party No.2 under Annexure-3 as well as taking into consideration the Judgment of this Hon'ble Court rendered in between State of Odisha and others Vrs Niranjan Biswal reported in 2018 (ii) ILR CUT 2021; ii) And after hearing the parties be pleased to direct the Opp. Parties to grant G.P.F. Number in favour of the petitioner so as to enable him to receive pension after his Page 1 of 2. superannuation; within a date to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court.; And pass any other order/orders, direction/directions as deemed fit and proper;

And for which act of kindness, the petitioner shall as in duty bound, ever pray.” 4. However, taking into account the claim raised in the present Writ Petition, liberty is granted to the Petitioner to make a fresh representation before Opp. Party No. 1 by enclosing all the relevant documents and citations in support of his claim, if any, within a period of three (3) weeks hence. 5. It is observed that if such representation is filed within the aforesaid time period, Opp. Party No. 1 shall do well to take a lawful decision on the same within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of such representation. The order so passed by Opp. Party No. 1 be communicated to the Petitioner. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Judge Sneha Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: SNEHANJALI PARIDA Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 07-Jul-2026 11:37:45 Page 2 of 2.