IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) Nos.41866, 17945, 20140, 20144, 22490 and 41871 of 2023 Gyanaranjan Mohapatra @ Jnanaranjan Mohapatra (In W.P.(C) Nos.41866, 20140, 20144 and 41871 of 2023 …. Petitioners Ajit Sahu (In W.P.(C) No.17945 of 2023) Sarat Kumar Jena (In W.P.(C) No.22490 of 2023) Mr. Soumya Ranjan Mohanty, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. Debashis Tripathy, AGA CORAM: HON’ BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN Order No. ORDER 11.05.2026 06. 1. Assailing demand raised by imposing additional charges with respect to Minimum Guaranteed Quantity under the Odisha Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2016, the present writ petitions are filed. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the points involved in all these matters have already been decided by this Court in Sandeep Chandak v. State of Odisha (decided on 7th February, 2025 in W.P. (C) No.27096 of 2024 and batch) and, therefore, these writ petitions may also be disposed of in terms thereof. 3. Mr. Debashis Tripathy, learned Additional Government Advocate representing the State-opposite parties, who took time on the last occasion to peruse the said judgment rendered in Sandeep Chandak (supra), does not dispute the aforesaid submission that these matters are covered under the said judgment in Sandeep Chandak (supra). 4. Accordingly, these instant writ petitions are disposed of in terms of the judgment rendered in Sandeep Chandak (supra). 5. Any deposit made in terms of the interim order passed in the instant writ petitions shall be adjusted against any additional amount required to be deposited by the petitioners or in any future tenders. 6. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, is/are disposed of. (Harish Tandon) Chief Justice (M.S. Raman) Judge M. Panda Signed by: MRUTYUNJAYA PANDA Orissa, Cuttack 15:58:29 Signature Not Verified