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2026 INSC 148 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) DIARY NO. 54941/2025 STATE OF ODISHA & ORS. …PETITIONERS VERSUS MANAGING COMMITTEE OF NAMATARA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL …RESPONDENT

O R D E R

1., school Respondent-Managing Committee of Namatara Girls’ High School had

2 approached the State Education Tribunal , Bhubaneswar, Odisha with an

3 application under Section 24B of the Odisha Education Act, 1969 for release of grant-in-aid.

2. By an order dated 30^th December, 2013, the Tribunal allowed the application by directing the State of Odisha and the Director of Secondary Education, Odisha to release grant-in-aid in favour of the teaching and non-teaching staff of the school in the manner as directed.

Signature Not Verified

Digitally signed by JATINDER KAUR Date: 2026.02.12

Reason:

2 Tribunal

3 G.I.A. Case No.623 of 2011

3. The order dated 30^th December, 2013 was carried in appeal, FAO No. 582 of 2015 by the State of Odisha before the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, High Court on 16^th October, 2015. The appeal was time-barred. Not only that, the appeal was not accompanied by the certified copy of the impugned order. Since presentation of th