IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 18491 of 2026 Purna Chandra Patra …. Petitioner Mr. S.P. Misra, Senior Advocate -versus- 1. State of Odisha 2. Collector, Bhadrak 3. Sub-Collector, Bhadrak 4. Tahasildar, Basudevpur, District- Bhadrak …. Opp. Parties Mr. Manmaya Kumar Dash, A.S.C. CORAM: HON’BLE MISS JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO ORDER Order No. 19.06.2026 01. (Through virtual mode) 1. This writ application has been filed with the following prayer; “It is therefore, prayed that your Lordships may graciously be pleased to admit the writ petition, call for records, after hearing the parties issue writ/writs in the nature of certiorari/mandamus or any other writ/directions, by quashing the entire OPLE proceeding vide 599/25-26 vide Annexure and direct the Sub- Collector, Bhadrak to supply the certified copy of the final order dated 05.06.2026 passed in OPLE Appeal No. 38/2026 in order to enable to the petitioner to take appropriate recourse under the OPLE Act and further direct the Tahasildar, Basudevpur to take steps for referring the matter to the SDO for settlement the land in question instead of carrying out the eviction.” 2. Mr. Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although the petitioner had filed application for grant of certified copy of the order dated 05.06.2026 passed in OPLE Appeal No. 38 of 2026, it was not supplied to the petitioner, so he was unable to file a revision against the said order and has approached this Court. He also submits that while admitting the appeal, the parties had been directed to maintain status quo. 3. Similar matters had been listed on 17.06.2026 and had been adjourned to today to enable the learned State Counsel to obtain instructions. In those cases, the learned State Counsel has submitted that the appeals had been disposed of on 05.06.2026 and in view of the summer vacation, certified copy could not be supplied and the same should be supplied within a period of one week to the applicants. 4. In the present case Mr. Dash, learned Additional Standing Counsel submits that the Kisam of the case land is gochar and hence the petitioner cannot occupy the same nor can it be settled with him. 5. As the OPLE Appeal has been disposed of on 05.06.2026- the same day the Appeals in the connected writ petitions were disposed of where instructions regarding certified copy has been obtained, and as the counsel for the petitioner in all these cases is common, similar order is passed in this writ petition. 6. The petitioner has the remedy of filing a revision challenging the order passed in the Appeal, hence the writ application is disposed of granting the petitioner three weeks’ time to challenge the order passed by the Opposite Party No.2- Collector, Bhadrak in OPLE Appeal No. 38 of 2026 before the Revisional Authority. 7. If the Revision is filed within three weeks from today along with an interim application for stay, till the interim application is taken up by the Revisional Authority, the petitioner shall not be evicted pursuant to the order passed in OPLE Appeal No. 38 of 2026. 8. The Opposite Party No.3- Sub-Collector, Bhadrak is directed to supply copy of the order passed in OPLE Appeal No. 38 of 2026 within a period of 10 days to the petitioner. Subhalaxmi 9. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the case of the petitioner. 10. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. (Savitri Ratho) Vacation Judge SAHOO