p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.34418 of 2025 Dr. Chinmay Mohapatra & others …. Petitioners Mr. A.U. Senapati, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha & others …. Opposite Parties Ms. B. Dash, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 06.01.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. Instant writ petition is filed by the petitioners directing opposite party Nos.2 to 4 to immediately act upon preventing illegal extraction and transportation of sand from the Bhargabi river and to accomplish the same with the assistance of opposite party No.5 while dealing with and disposing of the representation at Annexure-1 on the grounds stated. 3. Referring to the order of the Apex Court arising out of SLP(C) No.19628-19629 of 2009 (Deepak Kumar etc. Vrs. State of Haryana & others etc.) of the year 2012, a copy of which, is produced at the time of hearing, it is submitted to the Court by learned counsel for the petitioners that Guidelines have been p. 2 issued in pursuance thereof but it has not been followed by the local authorities, hence, the representation at Annexure-1. 4. Recorded the submission of Ms. Dash, learned ASC for the State. 5. It is claimed that the petitioners are the inhabitants of the local G.P. have approached opposite party Nos.2 to 4 number of times demanding action against illegal extraction of sand from the river bed but it has not yielded any result. Recording the above submission and response of the State and since the petitioners have already knocked the doors of opposite party No.2, this Court is of the view that the representation at Annexure-1 received by the latter should be directed to be immediately attended to and disposed of within a stipulated period, as such a course of action would serve the purpose and meet the ends of justice. 7. Accordingly, it is ordered. 8. In the result, the writ petition stands disposed of with the direction as aforesaid. It is further directed that opposite party No.2 shall consider and examine Annexure-1 and if necessary, after providing an opportunity of personal hearing to one of the petitioners, to dispose of the same as per and in accordance with law at the earliest preferably within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order p. 3 keeping in view the directions issued by the Apex Court in Deepak Kumar (supra). 9. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Balaram Judge Designation: PERSONAL ASSISTANT