Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack
Order Date: 14 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: teaching and non‑teaching staff of Sarbodya Bidyapitha High School, Nuagaon, Keonjhar, represented by Advocate B. Behera.
- Opposite parties: State of Odisha and others, represented by Additional Government Advocate T.K. Dash.
- The petition sought release of salary components as prescribed under the Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994, invoking a precedent (FAO No.509 of 2014) upheld by the Supreme Court.
- Filed under W.P.(C) No.24737 of 2026, CNR No. ODHC010584982026.
- The Court noted similarity to the earlier case but disposed of the writ at the admission stage without expressing a view on the merits.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage; no substantive opinion on the merits is rendered.
- Justice B.P. Routray directed the Director, Secondary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.2) to consider the petitioners’ grievance as per Annexure‑8, in accordance with law and the referenced Supreme Court decision, within three months from receipt of a certified copy of this order and the writ petition.
- An urgent certified copy of the order is to be granted on proper application.
Topics: Salary Dispute, Education Sector, Judicial Procedure