Bhubaneswar, May 19 -- Orissa High Court "reluctantly" granted the state government until May 21 to submit a progress report regarding pension benefits for employees of non-government aided educational institutions.

A division bench comprising Justices Krishna S Dixit and Chittaranjan Dash warned that punitive action could follow if lapses are found on the part of the high-power panel members, whose names must also be disclosed, as reported by Times Of India.

The dispute involves teaching and non-teaching staff across various institutions, including colleges, high schools, Sanskrit tolls, and junior basic schools. They moved the court after being denied pensionary benefits under the Odisha Aided Educational Institutions' Employees' Reti...