Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 28 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: teaching and non‑teaching staff of Maa Kaluani High School, Haladia, Kendrapara.
- Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and other respondents, including the Director, Secondary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.2).
- Counsel for Petitioners: Mr. K. K. Swain (Advocate).
- Counsel for Opposite Parties: Mrs. U. Padhi (Additional Standing Counsel).
- The petitioners claim release of salary components pursuant to the Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994.
- They rely on a precedent: FAO No.509 of 2014, disposed by a Co‑ordinate Bench on 19 March 2025 and upheld by the Supreme Court.
- Petitioners submitted a representation annexed as Annexure‑4, seeking consideration of their grievance.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission; the Court does not express any opinion on the merits of the petitioners' contentions.
- The Court directs the Director, Secondary Education, Odisha to consider the grievance as per the representation in Annexure‑4, in accordance with law and the referenced Supreme Court decision, if applicable.
- The Director must act within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order together with a copy of the writ petition.
- An urgent certified copy of the order is to be granted on proper application.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Education Salary Grievance