Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack

Order Date: 06.10.2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: Susanta Kumar Panigrahi, represented by Advocate Mr. Debidutta Mohapatra.
  • Opposite Parties: State of Odisha & Ors., represented by Ms. Sarita Moharana, ASC, and Mr. Pronoy Mohanty (advocate for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation - BMC).
  • Court Bench (Coram): Hon'ble Dr. Justice Sanjeeb K Panigrahi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Chittaranjan Dash.
  • Writ Petition No.: W.P.(C) No. 30388 of 2026, CNR No. ODHC010723442026.
  • Nature of Petition: Seeking protection 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 to restrain eviction from his street‑vending stall.
  • Stall Details: Ward No.41, Unit No.3, near Sriya Complex, in front of ICICI Bank, Kharavela Nagar, Bhubaneswar. Petitioner has been operating at this location for the last 40 years and relies solely on this business for livelihood.
  • Certificates & Tokens: Issued Street Vending Certificate and ID Card on 01.08.2020; Street Vendor Token No.41 issued on 04.12.2015 by BMC, identifying him as a street vendor.
  • Renewal Application: Petitioner submitted renewal application in Form II of the Scheme, which is pending before the Town Vending Committee, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (Opposite Party No.3).
  • Procedural Note: The matter was taken up through a hybrid arrangement; counsel for BMC (Mr. Pronoy Mohanty) instructed to appear on behalf of the corporation.

Court's Direction

  • The Court, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the petition for a new certificate, directs that upon production of a certified copy of this order along with the Form II application, the Town Vending Committee shall consider the renewal application expeditiously, within one month from receipt.
  • Until a decision is rendered on the Form II application, no coercive measure for eviction shall be taken by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation.
  • An urgent certified copy of the order shall be granted on proper application.

Final Outcome

  • The writ petition is disposed of with a specific direction to the Town Vending Committee to process the renewal within one month and a prohibition on any eviction action by BMC pending that decision.

Topics: Street Vendors, Eviction Relief, Judicial Order