Panchayat School Salary Claim Dismissed, Review Ordered

Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack

Order Date: 08 September 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: Managing Committee of Panchayat High School, Boirgaon, Nuapada, represented by Advocate K. K. Swain; petitioner is the Headmaster‑in‑charge‑cum‑Secretary of the school.
• Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others, represented by ASC S. N. Nayak.
• The petition sought release of salary components to school employees pursuant to the Grant‑in‑Aid Order, 1994.
• Petitioners cited a precedent, FAO No.509 of 2014, disposed by a coordinate bench on 19 March 2025 and upheld by the Supreme Court.
• The petition was filed as W.P.(C) No.28651 of 2026, CNR No. ODHC010682242026.

Final Outcome

• The writ petition was disposed of at the admission stage; the court did not express any opinion on the merits.
• Justice B. P. Routray directed the Director, Secondary Education, Odisha, to consider the petitioner’s representation (Annexure‑3) in accordance with law and the cited precedent, within three months of receipt of a certified copy of this order.
• An urgent certified copy of the order was to be granted on proper application.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Education Funding