p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK TRP(C) No.192 of 2023 Muralidhar Sahu & others …. Petitioners None -versus- Bata Krushna Sahu & anr. …. Opposite Parties CORAM: JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 23.04.2026 11. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. Learned Counsel for the Petitioners is absent on call. 3. In the present transfer petition, the following prayer has been made by the Petitioners:- “It is therefore prayed that your Lordship be graciously pleased to admit the Transfer Petition and issue notice to the opposite party to show cause and after hearing direction may be issued to transfer the Settlement Rev.pet No 51/2012 & Settlement Rev.Pet no- 52/2012 pending in the court of the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (ND) Sambalpur to the Revenue Divisional Commissioner Collectrotrate, Dhenkanal, (At-Revenue Section 2nd floor Abhyarthana Kaky for adjudication and any other order as deem fit and proper be passed.” (Emphasis supplied) p. 2 4. In the meantime, the Secretary, Office of the Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Northern Division, Odisha, Sambalpur, vide Letter No.2960 dated 16.03.2026, has reported that Revision Cases have already been transferred to the Collector, Dhenkanal on 06.03.2026 for necessary action. Contents of the said letter, being relevant, are reproduced below:- “Sir, In inviting a reference to the memo on the subject cited above. I am to say that Revision Case Nos. 51/2012 and 52/2012 were sub- judiced in the Court of the Secretary RDC, ND. Sambalpur, awaiting a report from the Tahasildar. It is pertinent to mention here that pursuant to the Order No.06 did. 14.10 2025 of the Hon'ble High Court of Orissa. Cuttack passed in the said TRP (C) case and letter No.49918 dtd 22.10.2025, the instructions was submitted vide this office letter No. 12342 dtd 27.10.2025 to Smt. Usharani Padhi, Addl Standing Counsel. O/o the A... Odisha, Cuttack, wherein it has been submitted that the Hon'ble High Court of Orissa, Cattack, may kindly pass order as deem fit and proper for transfer of the aforesaid revision cases from the Court of the Seeretary to RDC, ND, Sambalpur to the Court of the RDC, ND. Sambalpur In the meantime the Govt. in R & DM Deptt., Odisha, Bhubaneswar. vide notification No.3254/R&DM drd. 22.01.2026, has been pleased to delegate the powers to the Collector, Dhenkanal to perform the duties under the sections 6-D. 15 and 25 of the Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1958. Accordingly, in pursuance of the said notification and consequent upon the joining of the undersigned as the Presiding Officer on p. 3 10.02.2026 in the Court of the Secretary to RDC, ND, Sambalpur, the said Revision Cases have been transferred to Collector. Dhenkanal on 06.03.2026 for necessary action. The aforesaid facts may kindly be appraised before the Hon'ble High Court of Orissa. Cuttack.” (Emphasis supplied) 5. In view of the said communication made by the Secretary, Office of the Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Northern Division, Odisha, Sambalpur, this Court is of the view that the prayer made in the transfer petition has become infructuous. 6. Accordingly, the transfer petition is disposed of as infructuous. Banita (S. K. MISHRA) JUDGE Designation: SR. STENOGRAPHER