Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack
Order Date: 29 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petition filed by Managing Committee of Bhagabati Vidyapith, Janala, Puri (Headmaster‑in‑charge‑cum‑Secretary) seeking release of salary components to employees under the Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994.
- Opposite parties: State of Odisha and others; represented by Additional Standing Counsel S.N. Nayak.
- Petition references a prior case, FAO No.509 of 2014, disposed by a coordinate bench on 19 March 2025 and upheld by the Supreme Court.
- Counsel K.K. Swain appeared for the petitioner; the court heard arguments on 29 August 2026.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage; the court does not express any opinion on the merits.
- The Director, Secondary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar is directed to consider the petitioner’s representation (Annexure‑5) in accordance with law and the cited Supreme Court decision, within three months of receiving a certified copy of this order and the petition.
- An urgent certified copy of the order shall be granted on proper application.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Education Grants