Odisha HC Orders Salary Review for Jagannath

Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack

Order Date: 25.08.2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: M.C. of Jagannath Jew High School, Sahada, Balasore (Headmistress‑cum‑Secretary of the Managing Committee).
• Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others.
• Counsel: Mr. M.K. Sahoo (advocate for petitioner) and Mrs. U. Padhi (Additional Standing Counsel for the State).
• Nature of petition: Writ petition seeking release of salary components as per Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994, invoking precedent of FAO No.509 of 2014 upheld by the Supreme Court.
• Representation submitted as Annexure‑5 requesting consideration by the appropriate authority.

Final Outcome

• The writ petition was disposed of at the admission stage; the Court did not express any opinion on the merits.
• Direction issued to the Director, Secondary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.2) to consider the petitioner’s grievance in accordance with law and the referenced Supreme Court decision, within three months of receipt of a certified copy of this order and the writ petition.
• An urgent certified copy of the order to be granted on proper application.

Topics: Legal; Education Salary