Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack
Order Date: 20 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petition: W.P.(C) No.22312 of 2026 filed by Shantilata Sahoo (Petitioner) against State of Odisha & Ors. (Opposite Parties).
- Counsel: Mr. S.P. Mishra represented the petitioner; Mr. R. Pradhan appeared as Assistant Sub-Collector for the State.
- Allegation: Opposite Parties were proceeding to evict the petitioner by loudspeaker announcement without granting any opportunity of hearing.
- Court: Coram Justice B. P. Routray heard the matter and recorded the submissions of both counsel.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition was disposed of at the admission stage.
- The Court directed the Opposite Parties, specifically the Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (identified as O.P.No.4), to grant the petitioner a due opportunity of hearing and to take a decision in accordance with law within six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition.
- Until such a decision is taken by the Commissioner, the petitioner may not be evicted from the case land.
- The Court ordered that an urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.
Topics: Eviction, Due Process, Municipal Governance