Authority: High Court of Orissa at Cuttack
Order Date: 28 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Managing Committee of Basulai Upper Primary (M.E.) School, Korkora, Jajpur, represented by Headmaster‑cum‑Secretary Lakshmidhar Swain and counsel Mr. Sangram Jena.
- Opposite Parties: State of Orissa, represented by Commissioner‑cum‑Secretary, School and Mass Education Department and AGA Mr. G. Tripathy.
- Petition sought extension of service benefits to school employees by treating the school as an aided educational institution under the Grant‑in‑Aid Order 1994, citing similarity to FAO No.509 of 2014 upheld by the Supreme Court.
- The petition was filed as writ petition WP(C) No.23086 of 2026.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition was disposed of at the admission stage without any opinion on the merits.
- The Court directed the Director of Elementary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, to consider the petitioners’ grievance as per Annexure‑5 within three months of receipt of a certified copy of this order and the writ petition.
- An urgent certified copy of the order shall be issued on proper application.
Topics: Education Funding, Court Proceedings