Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 30 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: teaching and non‑teaching staff of Maa Ranapuri Academy, Kadamchhanda, Kendrapara, represented by Advocate K. K. Swain.
- Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others, including the Director, Secondary Education, Odisha, represented by Additional Standing Counsel B. L. Tripathy.
- The petition sought release of salary components pursuant to the Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994, citing similarity to the respondent in FAO No.509 of 2014, which was disposed by a coordinate bench on 19 March 2025 and upheld by the Supreme Court.
- The court heard the submissions on 30 July 2026 and noted the referenced precedent.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage, without any opinion on the merits.
- The court directs the Director, Secondary Education, Odisha to consider the petitioners’ grievance as per Annexure‑8, in accordance with law and the cited decision, within three months from receipt of a certified copy of this order together with the writ petition.
- An urgent certified copy of the order is to be granted on proper application.
Topics: Education Salary Dispute, Court Order