K.M.B. High School Salary Claim Disposed

Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack

Order Date: 03 August 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: Managing Committee of K.M.B. High School, Kempasada, Keonjhar (Headmaster‑cum‑Secretary as petitioner).
• Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others.
• Counsel: Mr. K.K. Swain (advocate for petitioner); Mr. G. Tripathy (Advocate General for State).
• Petition sought release of salary components to school employees under the Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994.
• Petition referenced FAO No.509 of 2014, disposed on 19 March 2025 and upheld by the Supreme Court.
• Court heard arguments and, without expressing opinion on merits, disposed of the writ at the admission stage.

Final Outcome

• The writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage.
• The Director, Secondary Education, Odisha is directed to consider the petitioner’s grievance as per Annexure‑3, in accordance with law and the referenced decision, within three months of receiving a certified copy of this order.
• An urgent certified copy of the order is to be granted on proper application.

Topics: Legal Procedure, Education Salary Grievance