Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: SANGRAM DAS Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 24-Jul-2026 14:13:38 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.22709 of 2026 Rabindra Nath Sethi …. Petitioner Mr. R.Samal, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. T.K.Dash, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 24.07.2026 Order No. 01. 1. Heard Mr. Samal, learned Counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. Dash, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State. 2. It is agreed at the Bar that, the case of the Petitioner is covered by the decision rendered in OA No.1668 of 2017 (Ashok Kumar Mohapatra v. State of Odisha) and confirmed by this Court as well as by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. 3. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Opposite Parties to consider the case of the Petitioner in the light of the decision rendered in the case of Ashok Kumar Mohapatra (supra) by completing the entire exercise within a period of four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order along with copy of the writ petition. 4. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( B.P. Routray) Judge S.Das

Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: SANGRAM DAS Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 24-Jul-2026 14:13:38 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.22709 of 2026 Rabindra Nath Sethi …. Petitioner Mr. R.Samal, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. T.K.Dash, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 24.07.2026 Order No. 01. 1. Heard Mr. Samal, learned Counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. Dash, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State. 2. It is agreed at the Bar that, the case of the Petitioner is covered by the decision rendered in OA No.1668 of 2017 (Ashok Kumar Mohapatra v. State of Odisha) and confirmed by this Court as well as by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. 3. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Opposite Parties to consider the case of the Petitioner in the light of the decision rendered in the case of Ashok Kumar Mohapatra (supra) by completing the entire exercise within a period of four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order along with copy of the writ petition. 4. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( B.P. Routray) Judge S.Das