Badameswari Sanskrit Vidyalaya Recognition Order Issued

Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack

Order Date: 31 July 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: Badameswari Sanskrit Vidyalaya, Sarada Vihar, Mayurbhanj.
• Opposite parties: State of Odisha and others.
• Counsel for petitioner: Mr. M.K. Dash, Advocate.
• Counsel for State: Mr. G. Tripathy, AGA.
• The petition arose from non‑implementation of the recognition order dated 12 January 2024, issued in Appeal Case No. 06 of 2023, which directed the Director of Secondary Education to grant recognition to the institution.
• The petitioner argued that despite the 12‑Jan‑2024 order, the Director of Secondary Education had taken no steps.

Final Outcome

• The bench (Justice B. P. Routray) disposed of the writ petition at the admission stage.
• It directed the Director of Secondary Education to take steps, in accordance with law and the 12 Jan 2024 order, within two months of receiving a certified copy of this order together with the writ petition.
• An urgent certified copy of the order shall be issued on proper application.

Topics: Education Recognition, Judicial Direction