Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 18.08.2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Managing Committee of Raigan U.P.(M.E.) School, Raigan, Balasore (teaching staff) represented by Ms. J. Biswal, Advocate.
- Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others, represented by Mr. S. N. Nayak, ASC.
- The petition sought regularisation and approval of teaching staff services against their respective posts as per Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994.
- Petitioners argued their cases are analogous to 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.
- They submitted a representation (Annexure‑3) for consideration by the appropriate authority.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition was disposed of at the admission stage, with the Court refraining from expressing any opinion on the merits.
- The Court directed the Director, Elementary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.2) to consider the petitioners' grievance as per their Annexure‑3 representation, in accordance with law and the referenced Supreme Court decision, within three months of receiving a certified copy of this order and a copy of the writ petition.
- An urgent certified copy of the order is to be granted upon proper application.
Topics: Legal Order, Education Regularisation, Court Proceedings