Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack
Order Date: 06.10.2026
Case Overview
- Petition No.: W.P.(C) No. 30383 of 2026, CNR No. ODHC010724022026.
- Petitioner: Ajaya Kumar Mohanty, represented by counsel Mr. Debidutta Mohapatra.
- Opposite Party: State of Odisha & Ors., represented by Ms. Sarita Moharana, ASC Mr. Pronoy Mohanty (advocate for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation).
- The petitioner operates a street‑vend business at Ward No.41, Unit No.3, near Sriya Complex, opposite ICICI Bank, Kharavela Nagar, Bhubaneswar.
- He claims sole dependence on this stall for livelihood; eviction would cause starvation for his family.
- He has been vending at the location for the last 20 years.
- He was issued a Street Vending Certificate and Street Vendor ID Card on 01‑08‑2020 and a Street Vendor Token No.41 on 04‑12‑2015 by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).
- He has filed a renewal application in Form II of the Odisha Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Scheme, 2015, which is pending before the Town Vending Committee, BMC.
- During pendency of the renewal application, eviction steps were being taken, prompting the writ petition.
Final Outcome
- The Court, without expressing 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 the Form II application, the Town Vending Committee, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation shall consider the renewal application expeditiously, within one month from receipt.
2. Until a decision is taken on the Form II application, no coercive eviction measures shall be taken by BMC against the petitioner.
3. An urgent certified copy of this order shall be granted on proper application.
Topics: Street Vending, Eviction