IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.14995 of 2026 Maheswar Rout and Others …. Petitioners Mr. P.K. Nanda, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha, represented through its Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department and Others …. Opposite Parties Mr. R. Pradhan, ASC CORAM: SHRI JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 13.5.2026 Order No. 01. 1. Heard Mr. P.K. Nanda, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. R. Pradhan, learned ASC for State – opposite parties. 2. It is submitted on behalf of the Petitioners that Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Authorities are proceeding for their eviction without granting any opportunity of hearing and even without issuing any notice. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the Commissioner, BMC (O.P. No.6) to grant due opportunity of hearing to the Petitioners before proceeding for their eviction and take decision, in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition. Till such decision is taken by Opposite Party No.3, the petitioners may not be evicted from the case land. 4. An urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( B.P. Routray) Judge M.K.Panda