Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 09 October 2026
Case Overview
- Petition filed by Sudhanshu Sekhar Panda (Petitioner) represented by Advocate Dipti Ranjan Bhokta, against the State of Odisha and other respondents.
- The petition seeks: (i) admission of the writ and issuance of a Rule Nisi against the order dated 30.06.2026 rejecting the petitioner’s representation of 22.12.2025; (ii) fresh reconsideration of the 22.12.2025 representation with full disclosure of reports/materials and a reasonable hearing; (iii) a directive preventing eviction or demolition of the NGO "SANJOG" structure pending due process; (iv) alternatively, consideration of the petitioner’s claim for a lawful lease/settlement/allotment of the land for the NGO’s activities; (v) any other appropriate orders.
- The petitioner’s application for lease of Government land (Plot No. 338/1881, Khata No. 619) is pending before Opposite Party No.3 – the Director, Estate‑cum‑Ex‑Officio Additional Secretary, General Administration and Public Grievance Department, Government of Odisha.
- The Additional Government Advocate raised no serious objection to the petitioner's “innocuous” prayer.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed of with a specific direction to Opposite Party No.3 to consider the petitioner’s lease application in accordance with law, preferably within two months from the date of communication of this order.
- The Court expressly states that it has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the petitioner’s claim; the competent authority must take an independent decision.
- Consideration of the lease application does not, by itself, confer any right to continue occupying the land nor bar any lawful eviction action.
Topics: Land Lease, Eviction, NGO Regulation