p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.9022 of 2026 Krushna Chandra Behera …. Petitioner Ms. Geetarani Mallick, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. Saswat Das, Addl. Government Advocate CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN Order No. 01. ORDER 23.04.2026 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, Bhubaneswar- Opp.Party No.3 to issue the Hal R.O.R. in favour of the Petitioner vide Hal Plot No.1774, Ac.0.135 decs, Hal Plot No.1775 Ac.0.080 decimals, Hal Plot No.1776 Ac.0.070 decimals, Hal Plot No.1777 Ac.0.060 decimals, Hal Plot No.1778 Ac.0.065 decimals, Hal Plot No.1779 Ac.0.075 dec., Hal Plot No.1780 Ac.0.090 dec., Hal Plot No.1783 Ac.0.220 dec., and Hal Plot No.1782 Ac.0.200 decimals totaling an area Ac.0.995 decimals under Hal Khata No.2075 corresponding to Sabik Plot No.137 Ac.1.000 decimal under Sabik Khata No.423 p. 2 of Mouza- Sankarpur, PS- Chandaka, Tahasil- Bhubaneswar, Dist- Khurdha by deleting the name of Govt. (Rakhita Khata) as per order passed in O.L.R. Case No.170/1982 dtd.26.02.1983 and field possession and Gazette Notification of Revenue and Disaster Management Department No.47547/ R & D.M., dated 18 Dec 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 26.02.1983 the Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar allowed the OLR Case No.170 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 2001. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking to challenge the same. Page 3 of 3 5. Having regard to the fact that the ROR has been finally published, the petitioner can work out the statutory remedies available to him. The writ application is therefore, disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to seek appropriate legal remedy as available to him under the OSS Act within ten days from today. If such application is submitted along with 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.170 of 1982 of Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar to be satisfied as regards the claim of the petitioner. (M.S. Raman) Judge Bichi Designation: Secretary