p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.29142 of 2025 Umakanta Dash …. Petitioner Mr. D.P. Dhal, Sr. Advocate along with Mr. Satyajit Mohapata, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha & others …. Opposite Parties Mr. P.K. Ray, AGA CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 23.10.2025 01. 1. Heard Mr. Dhal, learned Senior Advocate appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Ray, learned AGA for the State opposite party No.1. 2. No notices are issued to the other opposite parties since the matter is disposed of at the stage of admission considering the limited grievance of the petitioner. 3. Instant writ petition is filed by the petitioner for a direction to opposite party No.3, in particular, to consider his representation dated 3rd June, 2025 at Annexure-8 and for renewal of the lease hold property morefully described therein taking judicial notice of the letter dated 8th May, 1997 at Annexure-3 of the said Authority for the ends of justice. 4. It is submitted to the Court that a lease was executed in respect of the subject in the year, 1988 given effect to p. 2 from1986 and the petitioner to be the purchaser of the same from the lessee vide Annexure-2, a sale deed of the year, 1997. It is further submitted that after expiry of the lease hold period, renewal of the same may be applied by the petitioner and while claiming so, the letter dated 12th May, 1997 at Annexure-2 is referred to. The claim is that despite repeated representations, one in the year, 2006 as per Annexure-6 and subsequently, twice vide Annexures-7 and 8 addressed to opposite party No.3, it has not yielded any result, hence, a direction may perhaps be issued to the said authority to consider the same immediately without further delay. 5. Recorded the submission of Mr. Ray, learned AGA for the State opposite party No.1. 6. As the grievance of the petitioner is pending before opposite party No.3 with the last representation dated 3rd June, 2025 at Annexure-8 and in view of Annexure-3, it has not been acted upon, the Court is of the view that a direction is required to be issued to the authority concerned to attend to it immediately taking a decision thereon within a stipulated period. 7. Accordingly, it is ordered. 8. In the result, the writ petition stands disposed of with the direction as aforesaid to be complied with by opposite party No.3 dealing with Annexure-8 considering the plea of the petitioner seeking renewal of the lease in respect of the p. 3 schedule property with a decision at the earliest preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is further directed that till such time, the above representation is disposed of within the stipulated period, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner by opposite party No.3. 9. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Balaram Judge Designation: Personal Assistant