The Odisha High Court recently passed an order in favour of a state government employee whose salary was withheld for more than three years due to a pending disciplinary case.
The judgement came in a case filed by Mr Bhainsa from Maneswar, Sambalpur. As per the submission before the court, Mr Bhainsa had not been paid his salary since November 2022 after his employer initiated disciplinary proceedings. However, the proceedings remained inconclusive for more than three years. Subsequently, he approached the Orissa High Court, seeking release of his salary. Both the Odisha Higher Education Department and Sambalpur sub-collector opposed Bhainsa's plea before the court.
