SC Refuses to Condon Government Appeal Delay for Procedural Approvals & Red Tape

State of Odisha & Ors. Vs Managing Committee of Namatara Girls High School (Supreme Court of India) The matter arose from proceedings initiated by the Managing Committee of a girls’ high school before the State Education Tribunal, Odisha, seeking release of grant-in-aid under Section 24B of the Odisha Education Act, 1969. By order dated 30 December 2013, the Tribunal directed the State of Odisha and the Director of Secondary Education to release grant-in-aid to the teaching and non-teaching staff. The State filed an appeal before the High Court on 16 October 2015. The appeal was time-bar...