Bhubaneswar, May 26 -- The Orissa High Court has set aside an order issued by the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) in connection with a remuneration dispute involving a former contractual employee of Sambalpur University Institute of Information Technology (SUIIT), observing that the commission had acted beyond its legal authority.

According to The New Indian Express, the case arose from a petition filed by the director of SUIIT challenging the OHRC's order dated October 30, 2025, which had directed the institute to pay enhanced remuneration to former administrative officer Bihari Lal Sahu.

Hearing the matter, the single-judge bench of Justice SK Panigrahi ruled that the dispute was related to contractual service conditions and sal...