IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.10021 of 2026 Susanta Kumar Sahoo …. Petitioner Mr. A.K. Biswal, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha, represented through its Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department and Others …. Opposite Parties Mr. G. Tripathy, AGA CORAM: SHRI JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 8.4.2026 Order No. 01. 1. Heard Mr. A.K. Biswal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. G. Tripathy, learned AGA for State – opposite parties. 2. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Authorities are proceeding for his eviction without granting him any opportunity of hearing. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the Commissioner, BMC (O.P. No.2) to grant due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner before proceeding for his eviction from the case land 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.2, the petitioner may not be evicted from the case land. 4. An urgent certified copy of this order shall be issued in course of the day. ( B.P. Routray) Judge M.K.Panda