Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack

Order Date: 25 September 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Petitioner Bhaskar Sahoo (street vendor) vs. State of Odisha & Ors., including Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation.
  • Nature of Proceeding: Writ Petition (W.P.(C) No.30319 of 2026) filed 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.
  • Background: The petitioner operates a street vending business at Ward No.41, Unit‑3, Near Sriya Complex, in front of ICICI Bank, Kharvela Nagar, Bhubaneswar (District‑Khordha). He has been vending at this location for 36 years. He was issued a Street Vending Certificate on 01‑08‑2020 and a Street Vendor Token No.41 on 04‑12‑2015 by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. He has filed an application in Form II for renewal of the certificate, which is pending before the Town Vending Committee of the Municipal Corporation. During the pendency of this renewal application, eviction steps were being taken against him.
  • Counsel: Mr. Debidutta Mohapatra, Adv. for the petitioner; Mr. Pronoy Mohanty, Adv. for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation.
  • Court Observation: The Court noted that keeping the matter pending without direction to the Municipal Corporation would not serve any purpose and chose to dispose of the petition without expressing an opinion on the merits of the certificate renewal.

Final Outcome

  • The Court 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 filed by the petitioner, 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 Vendor Protection, Eviction Halt