SARANGI, J. The petitioners, who are working
as Data Entry Operators in various Tahasils of Cuttack
district, have filed this writ petition seeking direction ... same manner as has been
allowed to similarly situated contractual Data Entry
Operators in Annexure-11 series, by making a
declaration that the decision
issue a formal order
regularizing her services as Data Entry Operator in the
establishment of Local Fund Audit Organisation under opp.
Party no.2 with ... Annexure-12 on her completing six years of
satisfactory service as Data Entry Operators as 01.03.2013 and
in the same manner as has been allowed
petitioners, the entry level post of DPA (Junior Grade)
was equivalent to the post in the cadre of Data Entry
Operator (Grade ... post of Data Processing Assistant are same
with their initial appointment to the post of Jr. Grade
Typist/Data Entry Operator. In addition
petitioners, the entry level post of DPA (Junior Grade)
was equivalent to the post in the cadre of Data Entry
Operator (Grade ... post of Data Processing Assistant are same
with their initial appointment to the post of Jr. Grade
Typist/Data Entry Operator. In addition
Petitioners are serving as Senior Grade Typists or Junior
Grade Typists/Data Entry Operators in the establishment of the High
Court of Orissa, Cuttack. They ... Data Processing Assistant posts in the
State Secretariat since 1998, which were later merged in 2015 under
the Odisha Secretariat Data Entry Operators (Conditions
same on
the basis of inter se seniority among the Junior Data
Entry Operators (Jr. DEOs) on the grounds stated.
2. In fact, the petitioner ... entry into the cadre shall have to
be treated w.e.f. 30th June, 2011, he having been
appointed as a Junior Data Entry Operator
petitions filed by the Respondents and
directing that their services as Data Entry Operators (DEOs) in the
Tahasils of Cuttack and other districts should ... said letter reads as under:
"Sub: Engagement of Data Entry Operators-cum-
Assistants for preparation and distribution of Land
Pass Books on contract basis
Tribunal, Cuttack Bench, Cuttack. The Petitioner,
who is working as a Data Entry Operator (in short ... Bachelor in Arts and Diploma in PGDCA,
was initially appointed as Data Entry Operator through a
manpower outsourcing agency called 'M/s. Mind Mart
reveals that the petitioner
having the requisite qualification was engaged as Data
Entry Operator on 01.09.1995. Since he was computer
literate by then and computers ... meeting of all Principal Secretary, it was decided to
absorb Data Entry Operators. While the petitioner was so
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counsel for the petitioner contended that
petitioner was appointed as a Data Entry Operator on
contractual basis vide order of appointment issued ... petitioner was neither engaged against any
sanctioned post of Data Entry Operator nor has prior
concurrence of Finance Department been taken at the time
