p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.2404 of 2026 Santosh Kumar Sahoo …. Petitioner Mr. S.C. Pani, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha, represented through its Principal Secretary, Commerce and Transport Department and Another …. Opposite Parties Mr. G. Tripathy, AGA Mr. P. Behera, counsel for O.P.2 CORAM: SHRI JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 11.2.2026 Order No. 02. 1. Heard Mr. S.C. Pani, learned counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. G. Tripathy, learned AGA for Opposite Party No.1 and Mr. P. Behera, learned counsel for Opposite Party No.2. 2. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that in the meantime he has already obtained the insurance certificate in respect of his vehicle in question, deposited the pending tax dues and applied for grant of fitness certificate vide Annexure-3 and 4 respectively. It is further submitted that he is willing to pay 50% of the fine amount under the Motor Vehicles Act. 3. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the RTO, Nayagarh (O.P. No.2) to release the seized vehicle of the petitioner bearing registration number OD-25-F-6669 within a period of three days of deposit of the above stated fine amount, subject to condition that the petitioner shall Digitally Signed Signed by: MANAS KUMAR PANDA Reason: Authentication Location: OHC, Cuttack Date: 11-Feb-2026 18:11:45 Signature Not Verified p. 2 produce his vehicle for fitness within a period of ten days thereafter before opposite party no.2. The petitioner undertakes not to ply/operate his vehicle until fitness certificate is granted. 4. An urgent certified copy of this order shall be issued on proper application. ( B.P. Routray) Judge M.K.Panda