Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 03.08.2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Aryanarayan Panda and others, representing the teaching and non‑teaching staff of Muralidhar Memorial Gram Panchayat High School, Chikana, Jajpur.
- Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others.
- Counsel: Mr. K. K. Swain, Advocate for the petitioners; Mr. G. Tripathy, Additional Government Advocate for the State.
- Writ Petition Details: W.P.(C) No.24076 of 2026, CNR No. ODHC010573062026. Petition seeks release of salary components as per Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994, citing similarity to the respondent in FAO No.509 of 2014, which was disposed of by a Coordinated Bench on 19 March 2025 and upheld by the Supreme Court.
- Prayer: Petitioners submitted a representation (Annexure‑3) requesting the appropriate authority to consider their grievance.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage, with the Court refraining from expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioners' contentions.
- Direction: The Director, Secondary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.2) is directed to consider the grievance of the petitioners as per their representation in Annexure‑3, in accordance with law and the Supreme Court‑upheld decision, 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 this order is to be granted on proper application.
Topics: Salary Dispute, Education Employment