Laxmi Narayan School Petition Disposed, Govt Directed

Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack (Bench of Justice B. P. Routray)

Order Date: 03.08.2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Managing Committee of Laxmi Narayan U.P. School, Baranga, Keonjhar, & Anr.
• Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others.
• Case Number: W.P.(C) No.22676 of 2026, CNR No. ODHC010503382026.
• Nature of Proceeding: Writ petition seeking extension of service benefits to employees by treating the institution as an aided educational institution under the Grant‑in‑Aid Order 1994, effective 1 June 1997.
• Counsel: Ms. S. Kar, Advocate for petitioners; Mr. G. Tripathy, AGA for the State.
• Procedural Mode: Hybrid (both oral and written).
• Reference Case: Cited FAO No.509 of 2014, disposed by a Coordinate Bench on 19 March 2025 and upheld by the Supreme Court.
• Petitioners' Submission: Representation annexed as Annexure‑4, requesting the Director of Elementary Education to consider the grievance.

Final Outcome

• The writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage; the Court does not express any opinion on the merits.
• Direction is issued to the Director of Elementary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.2) to consider the petitioners' representation (Annexure‑4) in accordance with law and the referenced Supreme Court decision, if applicable, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition.
• An urgent certified copy of the order shall be issued on proper application.

Topics: Education Grants, Legal Procedure