The State Of Odisha vs. Prafulla Kumar Panda

COURT NO.6

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 15804/2024

(Arising out of impugned judgment and order dated 07-11-2023 in WA No. 829/2023 passed by the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack)

ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF ODISHA & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

LAXMIDHAR NAIK & ANR.

Respondent(s)

$(IA)$ No.95508/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and $\mathbf{I}\mathbf{A}$ No.95505/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

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Diary No(s). 15044/2024 (XI-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.96413/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.96414/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No(s). 13613/2024 (XI-A) (IA No.95402/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.95406/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.97959/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 14376/2024 (XI-A) (IA No.97144/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.97145/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No(s). 16402/2024 (XI-A) (IA No.95393/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.95395/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

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ITEM NO. 63 SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 15833/2024 ([ TO BE TAKEN UP ALONGWITH ITEM NO. 24 I.E. D.NO. 15804/2024 ] IA No.97556/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING)

WITH

Signature Not Verified REPORTS NO(s). $13537/2024$ (XI-A) Tel:06¹⁰ A No.99850/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING) Diary No(s). 15068/2024 (XI-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.96411/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.96412/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) Date : 29-04-2024 These petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA For Petitioner(s) Mr. Srisatya Mohanty, AOR Ms. Ripul Swati Kumari, Adv. Mr. Arjun Garg, AOR Mr. Aakash Nandolia, Adv. Ms. Sagun Srivastava, Adv. Ms. Kriti Gupta, Adv. Mr. Ramendra Mohan Patnaik, AOR Mr. Kiran Kumar Patra, AOR Mr. Sujit Kumar, Adv. Mr. Chandan Maity, Adv. Mr. Ram Kishan Rao, Adv. Mr. Dhananjaya Mishra, AOR Mr. Ayan Rai, Adv. Mr. Nikhil Bhatia, Adv. Mr. Milind Kumar, AOR Mr. Ramendra Mohan Patnaik, AOR Ms. Sharmila Upadhyay, AOR Mr. Sarvjit Pratap Singh, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. Pabitra Kumar Biswal, Adv. Mr. Gautam Kumar Laha, Adv. Mrs. Durga Devi Panda, Adv. Mr. Krishna, Adv. Mr. Harisha S.R., AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

SLP (Civil) Diary No. 15804 of 2024 and SLP (Civil) Diary No.15833 of 2024

• 1. Delay condoned.
• 2. Learned counsel draws this Court's attention to the order

passed in the similar matter i.e., SLP (Civil) No. 9634 of 2024 to say that the respondents claim also relates to grant of pension by counting their service in the Work Charge tenure.

3. Issue notice.

4. Tag with SLP (Civil) Diary No. 13545 of 2024.

SLP (Civil) Diary No. 15044 of 2024, SLP (Civil) Diary No.13613 of 2024, SLP (Civil) Diary No. 14376 of 2024, SLP (Civil) Diary No. 16402 of 2024, SLP (Civil) Diary No. 13537 of 2024 and SLP (Civil) Diary No. 15068 of 2024

1. De-tag these matters from SLP (Civil) Diary No. 15804 of 2024 and SLP (Civil) Diary No.15833 of 2024.

2. Delay condoned.

3. Learned counsel draws this Court's attention to the order passed in the similar matter i.e. SLP (Civil) No. 2146/2024, of a similar job contract employee.

4. Issue notice. The concerned respondent(s) may continue to receive the pension as fixed earlier. The direction given by the learned Single Judge shall remain stayed in the meantime.

5. Tag with SLP (Civil) No.2146/2024.

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