Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack

Order Date: 25 September 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Petitioner – Mrutanjya Gouda (street vendor); Opposite Parties – State of Odisha, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (OP No.3) and other respondents.
  • Counsel: petitioner represented by Mr. Debidutta Mohapatra; Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation represented by Mr. P.K. Mohanty, Sr. Adv., and Mr. Pronoy Mohanty, Adv.
  • Nature of Proceeding: Writ Petition under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 and the Odisha Street Vendors Scheme, 2015 seeking protection from eviction of his street‑vending stall.
  • Background: The petitioner has been operating a street‑vending business at Ward No.41, Unit‑3, near Sriya Complex, in front of ICICI Bank, Kharvela Nagar, Bhubaneswar (Khordha district) for the last 20 years. He holds a Street Vendor ID Card issued on 01‑08‑2020 and a Street Vendor Token No.41 issued on 04‑12‑2015 by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. He submitted an application in Form II for renewal of his street‑vending certificate, which is pending before the Town Vending Committee of the Municipal Corporation. During the pendency of this renewal application, eviction measures were being initiated, prompting the filing of the writ petition.
  • Court’s Observation: The Court noted that keeping the matter pending before the Court while awaiting instructions from the Municipal Corporation would not be fruitful.

Final Outcome

  • The Court, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the certificate renewal, disposes of the writ petition with the following directions:

1. Upon production of a certified copy of this order together with a copy of the Form II application, the Town Vending Committee, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation shall consider the renewal application expeditiously within one month from the date of receipt.

2. Until a decision is taken on the Form II application, no coercive measure for eviction of the petitioner shall be taken by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation.

3. An urgent certified copy of this order shall be granted on proper application.

Topics: Street Vending Regulation, Eviction Stay, Municipal Authority