p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.10799 of 2026 Saila Malik …. Petitioners Mr. Sudhir Kumar Mallick, Advocate -versus-+ State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. Sanjib Kumar Swain, AGA CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN Order No. 01. ORDER 22.04.2026 1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Advocate for the State. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayer:- “The Petitioner therefore prays that the Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to Admit this writ application and after hearing the Petitioner's advocate, issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus by directing the Tahasildar, Aul- Opp.Paty No.3 to issue the Hal R.O.R. in favour of the Petitioner vide Hal Plot No.356 Ac.0.24 dec., Hal Plot No.352 Ac 0.16 dec. and Hal Plot No.353 Ac.0.08 decimals totalling an area Ac 0.48 decimals under Hal Khata No.248 corresponding to Sabik Plot No.321 Ac.0.48 decimals under Sabik Khata No.7 situated in Mouza- Goudapatana, PS/Tahasil-Aul, Dist-Kendrapara by deleting the name of Govt. (Abadjogya Anabadi Khata) as per order passed in O.L.R. Case No.173/1982 dtd.15.02.1983 and field possession and Gazette Notification of Revenue and Disaster p. 2 Management Department No.47547/R & D.M., dated 18 December, 2025 And further be pleased to direct the Opp.Party No.3 to dispose of the representation vide Annexure - 4 in order to look into the grievance of the Petitioners and to take decision following the Revenue and Disaster Management Department Gazette Notification No.47547/ R & DM, dated 18 Dec 2025 within a stipulated period. And may pass any such other order/orders and direction/directions as this Hon'ble Court deem fit and proper. And for this act of kindness, the Petitioner shall as in duty bound ever pray.” 3. It is stated that by order dated 25.02.1983 the Tahasildar, Aul allowed the OLR Case No.173 of 1982 by directing settlement of the land in question in favour of the petitioner. The order appears to have attained finality. Despite such order, no steps were taken to mutate the land in favour of the petitioner for reasons unknown. 4. During the settlement also, the land came to be recorded in Government Khata. The Hal-ROR was finally published in the year 1990. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking to challenge the same. 5. Having regard to the fact that the ROR has been finally published, the petitioner can work out the statutory remedies available to her. The writ application is therefore, disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to seek appropriate legal remedy as available to her under the OSS Act within ten days from today. If such application is submitted along with p. 3 application seeking condonation of delay, the same shall be considered and disposed of in accordance with law. 6. While disposing of such application the concerned authority shall call for the records of O.L.R. Case No.173 of 1982 of Tahasildar, Aul to be satisfied as regards the claim of the petitioner. (M.S. Raman) Judge Laxmikant Designation: SENIOR STENOGRAPHER