p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 33265 of 2025 Rashmita Rani Sahoo …. Petitioner Mr. Subash Chandra Puspalaka, Advocate -versus- 1. The State of Odisha represented through the Special Secretary, General Administration and public Grievance Department, Bhubaneswar 2. The Director of Estate, General Administration and Public Grievance Department, Bhubaneswar 3. The Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar 4. The Additional Tahasildar Bhubaneswar …. Opp. Parties Mr. Swayambhu Mishra, Additional Standing Counsel CORAM: JUSTICE K.R. MOHAPATRA JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO ORDER Order No. 05.01.2026 02. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. Petitioner in this writ petition prays for the following relief:- “The petitioner therefore prays that your Lordships may be pleased to consider the facts stated above, admit the writ application, call for the records and after hearing the parties, the order dtd.09.02.2024 passed in Grievance No- 14242 of 2023 by the Additional Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar may kindly quashed and the opp. parties may kindly be directed to take a decision to settle the land in favour of the petitioner under the OGLS Act 1962 and the rules made there under and till a decision is taken by the authorities, the petitioner may not be evicted from p. 2 plot No-239, under Khata No-619, Mouza- Bhubaneswar Sahara, Unit-41,Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar or else she will be seriously prejudiced and shall suffer irreparable loss. Any other order/orders may kindly be passed as this Hon'ble Court would deem just and proper. And for this act of kindness the petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.” 3. In course of hearing Mr. Puspalaka, learned counsel for the Petitioner prays for withdrawal of the writ petition to enable the Petitioner to file a properly constituted application before the Director of Estate, GA and PG Department, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar within a period of fifteen days and seeks for a direction for early disposal of the said application. 4. Mr. Mishra, learned Additional Standing Counsel submits that in the event the Petitioner files an application for settlement of a land to the Director of Estate, GA and PG Department, the same may be considered in accordance with law. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with an observation that in the event the Petitioner files an application for settlement of a piece of government land in her favour within a period of fifteen days hence, the same may be considered in accordance with law. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. (K.R. Mohapatra) Judge (Savitri Ratho) Judge Sukanta Designation: Senior Stenographer