Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 28 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Manoj Kumar Parhi and others, representing teaching and non‑teaching staff of Panchayat Degree College, Barikpur, Bhadrak district.
- Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others.
- Counsel for Petitioners: Mr. S. Jena, Advocate.
- Counsel for Opposite Parties: Mrs. U. Padhi, Additional Standing Counsel.
- The petition sought regularisation/approval of the staff’s services against their respective posts pursuant to the Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994.
- Petitioners argued that their situation mirrors the respondent in FAO No.509 of 2014, a matter disposed by a Coordinate Bench on 19 March 2025 and subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court.
- Petitioners submitted a representation (Annexure‑5) for consideration by the appropriate authority.
Court Order
1. The writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage; the Court does not express any opinion on the merits of the petitioners’ contentions.
2. The Court directs the Director, Higher Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No. 2) to consider the grievance of the petitioners as per their representation annexed as Annexure‑5, in accordance with law and keeping the aforementioned Supreme Court‑upheld decision in view, if applicable.
3. The Director must act on the grievance within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order together with a copy of the writ petition.
4. An urgent certified copy of the order shall be granted on proper application.
Final Outcome
- The petition is dismissed without merit consideration; however, the Director, Higher Education, Odisha is mandated to review the staff regularisation request within a stipulated three‑month period, guided by the precedent of FAO No.509/2014.
Topics: Legal Direction, Higher Education Staffing, Court Precedent