The State Of Odisha vs. Kedareswar Jena

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 29175/2024

(Arising out of impugned judgment and order dated 12-10-2023 in WA No. 1336/2023 passed by the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack)

STATE OF ODISHA & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

KISHORE CHANDRA MAHARANA Respondent(s)

(IA No.147315/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.147312/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Date : 04-11-2024 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.V.N. BHATTI

• For Petitioner(s) Mr. Prakash Ranjan Nayak, AOR Mr. Debasis Jena, Adv. Mr. Animesh Dubey, Adv.
• For Respondent(s) Mr. Pabitra Kumar Biswal, Adv. Mr. Thomas Oommen, AOR Mrs. Durga Devi Panda, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

1. Delay condoned.

2. Heard Mr. Prakash Ranjan Nayak, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners.

3. The counsel submits that computation of pension for the respondent by taking into account his job contract tenure is the subject matter of the present proceeding. Relief was granted without merit by the learned Single Judge for the employee but the Division Bench of the High Court has dismissed the Writ Appeal on the ground of delay without considering the merit of the Writ Appeal. In similar matter(s), notice has been issued. Digitally signed by NITIN TALREJA Date: 2024.11.04 17:06:41 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified

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4. Issue notice. Tag with SLP (Civil) No. 2146 of 2024.

5. The concerned respondent may continue to receive pension as fixed earlier but the direction given by the learned Single Judge shall remain stayed in the meantime.

(NITIN TALREJA) (KAMLESH RAWAT) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR