Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 16 October 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Sailabala Pradhan, a landless person claiming possession of a plot in Bharatpur, Bhubaneswar.
- Opposite parties: State of Odisha and others.
- The petition seeks allotment/settlement of the land under Section 483 of the Odisha Municipal Corporation Act, 2003.
- The Court noted that Section 483 provides settlement for landless persons occupying land in a slum within any corporation area, but the petitioner’s status needed verification.
- The matter was heard in a hybrid (virtual/physical) mode; counsel for petitioner was Mr. Amit Kumar Tarai, and the ASC was Mr. S.K. Rout.
Final Outcome
- The Court grants the petitioner liberty to file a representation before OP No.2‑cum‑Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation within fifteen days, asserting she is a landless person in possession of the land.
- The Commissioner must dispose of the representation within thirty days of receipt and communicate the result to the petitioner within seven days thereafter.
- No coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner until a decision on her representation is made.
- Consequently, I.A. No. 17831 of 2026 is disposed of.
Topics: Land Settlement, Municipal Law