Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 18 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Managing Committee of Banadurga Anchalika High School, Bam, Kankadahad, Dhenkanal, represented by Advocate K.K. Swain; AGA G. Tripathy for State of Odisha (Opposite Parties).
- Writ Petition No. 26180 of 2026 (CNR No. ODHC010625502026) seeking release of salary components to school employees under Grant-in-Aid Order, 1994.
- Petition cites similar precedent FAO No.509 of 2014, disposed by a Coordinated Bench on 19 March 2025 and upheld by the Supreme Court.
Observations & Directions
- Court disposed the writ petition at the admission stage, without expressing any opinion on the merits.
- Directed the Director, Secondary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.2) to consider the petitioner's representation annexed as Annexure‑4, in accordance with law and the cited precedent, within three months from receipt of a certified copy of this order and the writ petition.
- Ordered that an urgent certified copy of the order be granted on proper application.
Final Outcome
- The petition is dismissed at the admission stage; the Director of Secondary Education must review the grievance within the stipulated three‑month period.
Topics: Legal Dispute, Education Funding