Jameswar Samantray v. State of Odisha
School admission – Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Adipada, Tangi (Khordha)
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) No.23155 of 2025, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Dixit Krishna Shripad J., order dated 02.09.2025. Admission to Class-VI, Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Adipada, Tangi; 5% seat reservation under clause 5(XI) of guidelines; denial for want of civil-servant/Government-employee status; followed Biren Jena, W.P.(C) No.20108 of 2025 (14.08.2025); certiorari quashing order dated 21.08.2025; admission directed despite time bar; compliance report to Registrar General in 4 days; exemplary costs contemplated but not imposed.
What did the court decide?
Petition succeeded; Writ of Certiorari issued quashing the order dated 21.08.2025, coupled with a direction to opposite party no.4 school to admit petitioner no.1's ward (Chi. Shreejeu Samantray) in Class-VI on compliance of usual conditions, notwithstanding any time bar for such admission, with a direction to report compliance to the Registrar General of the Court within four (4) days.