PRANAYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA vs STATE OF ODISHA — WP(C)/9784/2026

Case under Constitution of India, 1950 Section 226,227. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 31st March 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: ODHC010211672026

Filing Number

WP(C)/12444/2026

Filing Date

20-Mar-2026

Registration No

WP(C)/9784/2026

Registration Date

28-Mar-2026

Judge

Mr. Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra

Coram

Mr. Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

SERVICE MATTERS ( 31 )

Sub-Category

REGULARISATION OF AD-HOC EMPLOYEES ETC. ( 2 )

Judicial Branch

Civil Section

Decision Date

31-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 26-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India, 1950 Section 226,227

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PRANAYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA

    Adv. SUBHRANSU BHUSAN MOHANTY,S.MOHAPATRA, B.B.MOHAPATRA,S.MOHAPATRA, B.B.MOHAPATRA, S.MOHAPATRA, B.B.MOHAPATRA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF ODISHA

  2. 2.DIRECTOR , HIGHER EDUCATION,BHUBANESWAR

  3. 3.SECRETAIY-CUM-PRINCIPAL, RAMACHANDI MAHAVIDYALAYA,KHURDA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 31-Mar-2026

    Mr. Justice Aditya Kumar MohapatraView PDF

    The High Court of Orissa disposed of the writ petition filed by Pranaya Kumar Mohapatra, a retired English Lecturer, by directing the Secretary of the Department of Higher Education to consider his pending representation within eight weeks with a reasoned order. The court found merit in the petitioner's grievance regarding alleged discrimination in service regularization compared to similarly situated lecturers and allowed him to file additional supporting documents, while granting the department discretion to provide a hearing if deemed necessary. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 31-Mar-2026

    Fresh Admission

    Mr. Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra

  4. 20-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP(C)/9784/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Orissa disposed of the writ petition filed by Pranaya Kumar Mohapatra, a retired English Lecturer, by directing the Secretary of the Department of Higher Education to consider his pending representation within eight weeks with a reasoned order. The court found merit in the petitioner's grievance regarding alleged discrimination in service regularization compared to similarly situated lecturers and allowed him to file additional supporting documents, while granting the department discretion to provide a hearing if deemed necessary. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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