Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.17395 of 2026 Anadi Charan Puhan ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Kuldeep Mohanty -versus- State Of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. – M.R. Mohanty, A.G.A. CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 09.06.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Virtual Mode. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as the learned counsel for the State-Opposite Parties. Perused the writ petition as well as the prayer made therein. 3. By filing the present writ application, the Petitioner seeks to challenge the notice dated 25.05.2026 at Annexure-2 to the writ application. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, at the outset, contended that the Tahasildar, Udala-Opposite Party No.4 has issued the notice under the provisions of Section 7 of OPLE Act, 1972 thereby directing the Petitioner to vacate the suit land. 5. On perusal of the impugned notice, it appears that the same is an appealable order. 6. In such view of the matter and taking into consideration the Page 2 of 2. request made by the learned counsel for the Petitioner, he is permitted to withdraw the present writ petition and approach the Appellate Authority by filing a properly constituted appeal memo within three weeks from today. In the event any such appeal is filed, the same shall be considered in accordance with law by the Appellate Authority. In the event the Petitioner moves an application with a prayer for condonation of delay, the same shall be considered liberally by the Appellate Authority. 7. As an interim measure, it is directed that no coercive action shall be taken against the Petitioner for a period of three weeks or till disposal of the interim application, which is to be filed by the Petitioner, by the Appellate Authority on its own merit without being influenced by the interim protection granted by this Court. 8. With the aforesaid observations/ direction, the Writ Application stands disposed of. ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Vacation Judge Suchitra