Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack

Order Date: 29 August 2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: Managing Committee of Panchayat High School, Ranipada, Jajpur (Headmaster‑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 sought release of salary components to school employees under Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994, invoking precedent of FAO No.509 of 2014, disposed by a Co‑ordinate Bench on 19 March 2025 and upheld by the Supreme Court.
  • The petitioner submitted a representation (Annexure‑2) for consideration by the appropriate authority.

Observations & Directions

  • 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 (Opposite Party No.2) is directed to consider the petitioner’s grievance in accordance with law and the cited Supreme Court decision, if applicable, 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 the admission stage; the substantive issue is left to the Director, Secondary Education, Odisha for consideration within the stipulated timeframe.

Topics: Legal Dispute, Education Salary