IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.5182 of 2021 Somyakanta Thatoi …. Petitioner Mr. Ganesh Prasad Samal, Advocate -versus- Collector, Jajpur & Anr. …. Opp. Parties Mr. U.C. Behura, AGA For OP Nos. 1 & 3-5 CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH Order No. ORDER 31.03.2026 03. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Parties. 2. By means of this application, the Petitioner seeks the following relief: <The Petitioner therefore fervently prays that this Hon’ble Court under the facts and circumstances stated above may be graciously pleased to admit this Writ Petition, issue notice to the Opposite Parties, call for the connected records from the Opposite Parties and after hearing the parties to this Writ Petition, this Hon’ble Court may be further pleased to issue a Writ in the nature of mandamus of any other appropriate writ directing the Opposite Parties No. 1 to 3 not to dig drain in respect of Petitioner’s land in respect of Khata Nos. 231 and 233 of Mouza-Naubanka under Binjharpur Police Station in the district of and pass any other order(s)/direction(s) as may be deem fit and proper= 3. Having regard to the age of the application vis-á-vis the relief claimed, there appears no cause of action survives as on date. It is for this reason that the Petitioner may not have taken interest in pursuing the matter too. 4. In the above premises the Petition is dismissed as infructuous. The Petitioner, may however, enjoy the liberty of reviving the application if the cause of action survives in his favour. (Chittaranjan Dash) Judge Priyanka Designation: Junior Stenographer