Odisha HC Orders Salary Review for Ganjara Staff

Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack

Order Date: 27 August 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Ashini Kumar Ray and others, teaching and non‑teaching staff of Ganjara Brahmanipal High School, Dhenkanal.
• Opposite Party: State of Odisha, represented by the Commissioner‑cum‑Secretary, School and Mass Education Department and others.
• Counsel: Ms. J. Biswal (for Petitioners), Ms. U. Padhi, ASC (for State).
• Petition seeks release of salary components under Grant‑in‑Aid Order 1994, citing similarity to FAO No.509 of 2014 Supreme Court decision.
• Petitioners submitted their representation as Annexure‑2.

Final Outcome

• The writ petition was disposed of at the admission stage; the Court did not express any opinion on the merits of the petitioners' contentions.
• The Director of Secondary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, is directed to consider the grievance of the petitioners in accordance with their representation (Annexure‑2) within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.
• An urgent certified copy of this order shall be issued on proper application.

Topics: Salary grievance, Education sector, Court precedent