Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 17 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Smt. Kshiroda Moharaj, continuing Lecturer in Sociology at Kusum Devi Satsang (K.D.S.) Women’s Higher Secondary School, Darakhapatna, Cuttack district.
- Opposite Parties: State of Odisha represented by the Secretary, School and Mass Education Department and others; represented by AGA Mr. G. Tripathy.
- Writ Petition No.: WP(C) No.25987 of 2026, CNR No. ODHC010621742026.
- Nature of Claim: Release of salary components as per the Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994. The petitioner argued that her case is analogous to the respondent in FAO No.509 of 2014, which was disposed of by a Coordinate Bench on 19 March 2025 and subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court.
- Representation: The petitioner submitted a representation annexed as Annexure‑4, seeking consideration of her grievance.
Order Details
1. The Court heard counsel Mr. B. Behera for the petitioner and Mr. G. Tripathy for the State.
2. The writ petition was disposed of at the stage of admission; the Court did not express any opinion on the merits of the petitioner’s contentions.
3. The Court directed the Director, Higher Secondary Education Department, Government of Odisha (Opposite Party No.2) to consider the petitioner’s grievance in accordance with law, based on the representation in Annexure‑4, 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 issued on proper application.
5. The order was pronounced by Justice B. P. Routray and signed by M. K. Panda.
Final Outcome
- The petition is dismissed at the admission stage; however, the Department is mandated to examine the salary claim within the stipulated three‑month period, ensuring procedural compliance.
Topics: Legal Dispute, Education Salary Claim