Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 29.08.2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Managing Committee of Indira Gandhi Girls High School, Kurutunga, Kendrapara (Headmistress‑in‑charge‑cum‑Secretary), represented by Advocate K.K. Swain.
- Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others, represented by Additional Standing Counsel S.N. Nayak.
- Petition seeks release of salary components to school employees under the Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994.
- Petition cites precedent FAO No.509 of 2014, disposed by a Coordinated Bench on 19 March 2025 and upheld by the Supreme Court.
Court Observations & Directions
- The writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage; no opinion on merits is expressed.
- The Director, Secondary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.2) is directed to consider the petitioner’s grievance as per Annexure‑4, in line with the law and the cited Supreme Court decision.
- The Director must act within three months from receipt of a certified copy of this order together with a copy of the writ petition.
- An urgent certified copy of the order shall be granted on proper application.
Final Outcome
- Petition dismissed at admission stage; administrative authority tasked with reviewing the salary‑component claim within the stipulated period.
Topics: School Salary Claim, Education Grant‑in‑Aid, Judicial Direction