Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 03.08.2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Governing Body of Panchayat Samiti Higher Secondary School, Hemgiri, Sundargarh, represented by Advocate K.K. Swain, acting as Principal‑in‑charge‑cum‑Secretary.
- Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others, represented by Advocate G. Tripathy, AGA.
- Petition seeks release of salary components to school employees pursuant to the Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994.
- The petition cites a similar matter, FAO No.509 of 2014, disposed by a coordinate bench on 19 March 2025 and upheld by the Supreme Court.
- The writ petition was at the admission stage when the order was passed.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage without any opinion on the merits.
- The Court directs the Director, Higher Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.3) to consider the petitioner’s grievance as per Annexure‑3, in accordance with law and the referenced decision, within three months of receipt of the certified copy of this order and the writ petition.
- An urgent certified copy of the order is to be granted on proper application.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Education Salary Dispute