Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack

Order Date: 29 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Mst. Sabita Dash, Nirbhaya Niranjan Dash and Priya Das, represented by Mr. L.N. Patel and Advocate Ankit Debta.
  • Opposite parties: General Manager, Samaleswari Open Caste Mines, Jharsuguda; Collector & District Magistrate, Jharsuguda; Bhupati Charan Dash, represented by counsel N.C. Sahoo and Additional Standing Counsel Saroj Kumar Rout.
  • The petition (CMP No. 693 of 2016) challenged orders dated 08‑09‑2015 and 04‑03‑2016 passed by the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Jharsuguda in INT No. 02 / 2014 concerning the mining operations.
  • On 23‑07‑2026 only counsel for opposite parties appeared; petitioner's counsel later filed a memo signed by Mr. L.N. Patel stating the petitioner does not wish to pursue the CMP.

Final Outcome

  • The Court dismissed the CMP as withdrawn.
  • The earlier interim order is vacated and all pending interim applications are disposed of.
  • The Court directed that an urgent certified copy of the order be issued upon proper application.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Mining