IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.33676 of 2025 Manoja Kumar Subudhi @ Sahoo & Ors. …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Pradipta Kumar Mohanty, Sr. Adv. along with associates -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Debashish Nayak, AGA CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. ORDER 27.11.2025 01. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. In filing this Writ Petition, the Petitioners alleged to be encroachers, have sought for a direction from this Court to the Opposite Parties for not evicting them from the disputed property in question during pendency of a Civil Suit pertaining to the disputed property in question vide C.S. No.962 of 2020. 3. Heard. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that during pendency of the above noted Civil Suit pertaining to the disputed property in question at the instance of the Petitioners before the Court of learned Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Bhubaneswar, the authority concerned is Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 27-Nov-2025 14:23:19 Signature Not Verified attempting to evict the Petitioners from the disputed property in question. 5. At this juncture, learned counsel for the State submits that the above noted Civil Suit is pending without any interim order. Hence, there is no bar in proceeding with the eviction drive. 6. Considering the above submissions made on behalf of both the parties, this Court without going into the merits of the case, directs the Petitioners to file an appropriate application for interim protection in the above noted Civil Suit within a period of fifteen working days hence which shall be decided in accordance with law within a period of one month thereafter. 7. It is further directed that till a decision on the interim application to be filed by the Petitioners is taken, no coercive action shall be taken against the Petitioners pursuant to the notice of eviction, if any, so also the dispute involved in this matter. 8. This Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant