IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.119 of 2026 Paramananda Das …. Petitioner Mr. K. N. Mohapatra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. Bibekananda Nayak, Additional Govt. Advocate CORAM: JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 20.03.2026 01. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. This Writ Petition has been preferred challenging the order dated 19.04.2023, passed by the Tahasildar, Badagaon in Mutation Case No.95 of 2023, so also order dated 15.05.2025, passed by the Sub-Collector, Sadar, Sundargarh, in Mutation Appeal Case No.50 of 2023, vide which the Appellate Authority rejected the appeal with the following observations: “Hence, in view of the facts stated above, as the sale transaction is made before settlement time i.e. 1953 and the mutation for the said land is allowed in favour of O.P. after the settlement i.e. 1977. Hence, this court has no power to entertain the prior settlement transactions. Therefore, the appeal petition filed by the appellant is hereby dismissed.” (Emphasis supplied) 3. However, at the time of hearing, learned Counsel for the Petitioner prays for withdrawal of the writ petition with liberty to approach the appropriate forum for redressal of the grievance of the Petitioner. He files a Memo to the said effect in the Court, which be kept on record. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. 5. The Petitioner may seek his remedy in accordance with law, if so advised. Mona (S.K. Mishra) Judge