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p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.18938 of 2026
CORAM:
JUSTICE SASHIKANTA MISHRA
ORDER 25.06.2026
1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.
2. The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayer:-
“It is therefore, humbly prayed that your lordships would be graciously pleased to admit the Writ Petition, issue notice to the Opposite Parties, call for the LCR and after hearing the counsel for the parties, the impugned order vide Annexure-5 be set aside and further pleased to direct the Additional Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar to keep the status of the land as Sthitiban instead of Pattadar as it was earlier:
And /or any other order/s, direction/s writ/s be passed as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper:
And for this act of kindness, the petitioner shall as in duty bound ever pray.”
3. It is stated at the bar that the case of the petitioner is covered by the judgment rendered by this Court recently in the case of Gargi Dash v. State of Odisha & Others (W.P.(C) No.2870 of 2026) & Batch.
4. Considering the submissions as above, the Writ Petition is
disposed of directing the Additional Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar to consider the prayer of the petitioner in light of the aforementioned Anadi Charan Sahu .… Petitioner Represented by
Mr. B. Das, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha & Others .… Opp. Parties Represented by
Mr. G. Mohanty, Standing Counsel
Order No.
01. . p. 2 judgment of this Court. A decision in this regard shall be taken within six weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order by the petitioner.
(Sashikanta Mishra) Judge
Puspanjali Designation: Junior Stenographer Location: High Court of Orissa, Cutack.