IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 16876 of 2026 Surya Kanta Panda …. Petitioner Mr. Mihir Ranjan Patra, Advocate -versus- The State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Ms. Biswabara Dash, Additional Standing Counsel CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE MR JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH Order No. ORDER 23.07.2026 02. 1. Mr. Mihir Ranjan Patra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has filed a memo stating therein that the petitioner does not want to proceed with this case and seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the instant writ petition. 2. Leave is granted. 3. Accordingly, the instant writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn. (Harish Tandon) Chief Justice (Chittaranjan Dash) Judge S. Behera Designation: Senior Stenographer