p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.13285 of 2026 . Prasanta Kumar Mishra and others …. Petitioners Mr. A. Tripathy, Advocate -versus- Union of India and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. D.R. Bhokta, C.G.C. CORAM: JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 01.05.2026 Order No. 01. 1. Heard Mr. A. Tripathy, learned counsel for the Petitioners and Mr. D.R. Bhokta, learned C.G.C. for the Opposite Parties- Union of India. 2. It is submitted on behalf of the Petitioners that the National Highways Authority of India have issued a notice on 9th April 2026 at Annexure-1 for eviction/demolition of the property standing over the land of NH Authority in NH-316 at Km. 8+200 (RHS) of village Badagada. It is further submitted that admittedly some encroachments are there made by the Petitioners and they will remove such unauthorised encroachment from the land in question within a period of three months from today. 3. Considering such statement made on behalf of the Petitioners, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the Petitioners to remove all encroachment made over the land of NH Authority within a period of forty-five days from today. Failing to demolish the alleged encroachment by the Petitioners themselves, Opposite Party No.3, i.e. The Project Digitally Signed Signed by: BASANTA KUMAR BARIK Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 01-May-2026 17:11:37 Signature Not Verified p. 2 Director, National Highways Authority of India, Bhubaneswar shall take appropriate steps for demolition of the structure standing thereon, unless otherwise impeded in law. It is made clear that no further extension of time shall be granted to the Petitioners. 4. An urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( B.P. Routray) Judge B.K. Barik