Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack

Order Date: 30 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Teaching and non‑teaching staff of Chandrasekhar Dev Bidyapitha, Banguruba, Puri.
  • Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others.
  • Counsel: Mr. K.K. Swain (Petitioners’ Advocate) and Ms. B.L. Tripathy (Additional Standing Counsel for State‑Opposite Parties).
  • The petition sought release of salary components pursuant to the Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994, invoking the precedent of FAO No.509 of 2014, which was upheld by the Supreme Court.
  • Petitioners submitted a representation as Annexure‑6 for consideration by the appropriate authority.

Final Outcome

  • The writ petition was disposed of at the admission stage, without any opinion on the merits.
  • The Court directed the Director, Secondary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.2) to consider the grievance based on the representation in Annexure‑6, in accordance with law and the referenced Supreme Court decision, within three months of receiving a certified copy of this order and the writ petition.
  • An urgent certified copy of the order is to be granted upon a proper application.

Topics: Salary grievance, Education sector, Court order