The Orissa High Court has cleared the path for retired Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer Sanjita Das’s promotion to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), setting aside an earlier order that had rejected her plea.
Das, a 1987-batch officer who retired on May 31, 2025, was denied promotion due to a minor penalty imposed in 2011 but recorded only in 2020 due to administrative delays. The division bench ruled the delay was not her fault and directed authorities to reconsider her promotion within three months and grant all consequential benefits.
The court held that the punishment should be deemed effective from 2011, making her eligible for IAS promotion against vacancies up to 2019.
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