Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack
Order Date: 25.09.2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Basudeb Sethi, a street vendor operating for the last 35 years at Ward No.41, Unit-3, Near Sriya Complex, in front of ICICI Bank, Kharvela Nagar, Bhubaneswar, District Khordha.
- Opposite Parties: State of Odisha & Ors., represented by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and its Town Vending Committee.
- Legal Basis: Petition filed under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 and the Odisha Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Scheme, 2015.
- Background: The petitioner holds Street Vendor Token No.41 issued on 04.12.2015 by BMC. He submitted an application in Form II for renewal of his street vending certificate, which remains pending before the Town Vending Committee. During the pendency, eviction steps were initiated against him.
- Counsel: Mr. Debidutta Mohapatra (advocate for petitioner); Mr. P.K. Mohanty and Mr. Pronoy Mohanty (advocates for BMC).
- Court Procedure: Matter taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode) before Hon'ble Dr. Justice Sanjeeb K. Panigrahi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice G. Satapathy.
Final Outcome
- The Court, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's application for a street vending certificate, disposes of the writ petition with the following directions:
1. Upon production of a certified copy of this order along with the copy of the Form II application, the Town Vending Committee, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation shall consider the petitioner's 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 Rights, Eviction Stay