Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.36725 of 2025 Manorama Acharya ..... Petitioner(s) Mr. Bamadev Baral, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mrs. Sarita Moharana, ASC CORAM: THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. ORDER 06.01.2025 02. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. The Petitioner, by filing this Writ Petition, has sought for a direction from this Court to the Opposite Parties to grant permission to observe the cultural programme, named 8Badachana Mahostav' to be observed on 08.01.2026 to 12.01.2026 over the Badachana Mahostav field on Khata No.239, Plot No. 55, Ac8.27 dec, Mouza - Deaulakur under Badachana Police Station in the District of Jajpur. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner has applied before the Additional District Magistrate, Jajpur, office of the Collector, Jajpur for Badachana Mahostav Committee which will be held from 08.01.2026 to 12.01.2026 at KMC Field, Kanjia Bazar, Digitally Signed Signed by: GITANJALI NAYAK Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 13-Jan-2026 11:16:35 Signature Not Verified Page 2 of 3. Badachana Mahostav. On invitation of the Collector, Jajpur on 10.10.2025 for Inquiry Report, Tahasildar, Darpan, the Fire Station Officer, Chandikhol Fire Station, Asst. Executive Engineer, R.D. Chandikhol and the Asst. Electrical Inspector, TPNODL, Cuttack. Office of the Asst. Executive Engineer, Rural Works, Sub-Division, Badachana submitted their inquiry reports on 22.10.2025 in favour of the function. The Asst. Collector, Jajpur vide letter dated 10.10.2025 sent to the Superintendent of Police, Panikoili to give NOC for organization of Badachana Mahostav. In the meantime, one newly created organization named 'Ama Badachana Mahostav9, At – Kanjia Bazar (Deulkul), Badachana, Jajpur Registration No. 11/1320250900011 of 2025-26 through its Secretary submitted an application dated 01.11.2025 to the Tahasildar, Darpan to observe the function in the name of Ama Badachana Mahostav over the same field and on the same date, without any base but only on the intention to defeat the purpose of the petitioner's organisation. As per the said application, the Authorities have not granted permission to observe the said function by the petitioner. The petitioner regularly visited and approached the Authorities, but the Authorities have not granted the permission as yet. Digitally Signed Signed by: GITANJALI NAYAK Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 13-Jan-2026 11:16:35 Page 3 of 3. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State submits that the matter is pending before the Collector, Jajpur for taking a decision. 5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the Petitioner and on going through the averments made in this Writ Petition, this Court is of the view that since the matter is pending before the Collector, Jajpur for taking a decision after having gone into the entirety of the issues especially the various conditions stipulated for organizing such kind of festival, the Collector, Jajpur is directed to dispose of the matter within a period of one week from today and intimate the decision to the Petitioner thereafter. 6. The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Gitanjali