Odisha HC Directs Salary Review for Shantidevi

Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack (Bench of Justice B. P. Routray)

Order Date: 23 July 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: teaching and non‑teaching staff of Shantidevi High School, K. Balang, Sundargarh, represented by Advocate K. K. Swain.
• Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others, represented by Additional Government Advocate G. Tripathy.
• The petition sought release of salary components pursuant to the Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994, citing precedent of FAO No.509 of 2014 upheld by the Supreme Court.
• Petitioners submitted a representation (Annexure‑3) for consideration by the appropriate authority.
• The Court heard the matter in hybrid mode and disposed of the writ petition at the admission stage, without expressing opinion on merits.

Final Outcome

• The Court directed the Director of Secondary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, to consider the petitioners’ grievance as per Annexure‑3, in accordance with law, within three months from receipt of a certified copy of this order and the writ petition.
• An urgent certified copy of the order shall be issued on proper application.

Topics: Court Order, Salary Grievance, Education Sector