Bharati Sethi Eviction Stay, One-Month Review

Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack

Order Date: 25 September 2026

Case Overview

• Parties: Petitioner Bharati Sethi vs State of Odisha & Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (Opposite Parties).
• Petition filed under Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 and Odisha Street Vendors Scheme, 2015 seeking protection from eviction at Ward No.65, Bhubaneswar.
• Petitioner has been vending for 20 years, holds a Letter of Recommendation under PM SVANidhi Scheme and a trade licence under OMC Act, and has submitted Form II for a street vending certificate, pending before the Town Vending Committee.
• Opposite Parties were proceeding with eviction despite the pending application.
• Court noted that awaiting further instruction from the municipal corporation would not be fruitful and decided to intervene.

Final Outcome

• The Town Vending Committee, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, must consider the petitioner’s Form II application expeditiously within one month of producing a certified copy of this order.
• No coercive eviction measures shall be taken by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation until a decision on the application is rendered.
• An urgent certified copy of the order shall be granted on proper application.

Topics: Street Vending Regulation, Eviction Stay