Rathijema School Aid Status Review Ordered

Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack

Order Date: 09 September 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Managing Committee of Rathijema U.P. School, Khurda & Anr., represented by Advocate Ms. S. Kar.
• Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others, represented by ASC Ms. U. Padhi.
• The petition sought extension of service benefits to the school’s employees by treating the institution as an aided educational institution under the Grant‑in‑aid Order 1994, effective 1 June 1998.
• Petitioners relied on the precedent of FAO No.509 of 2014, disposed by a Coordinating Bench on 19 March 2025 and upheld by the Supreme Court.
• The writ petition (W.P.(C) No.28330 of 2026, CNR No. ODHC010650972026) was taken up in hybrid mode.

Final Outcome

• The Court disposed of the writ petition at the admission stage without expressing any opinion on the merits.
• It directed the Director of Elementary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, to consider the grievance as per Annexure‑2 and the cited Supreme Court decision, within three months of receiving a certified copy of this order together with the writ petition.
• An urgent certified copy of the order shall be issued on proper application.

Topics: Legal Precedent; Education Aid Status; Court Order