p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.12757 of 2026 Smt. Babuli Naik and Another …. Petitioners Mr. P.S. Das, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha, represented through its Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department and Others …. Opposite Parties Mr. U.R. Jena, AGA CORAM: SHRI JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 29.4.2026 Order No. 01. 1. Heard Mr. P.S. Das, learned counsel for the Petitioners and Mr. U.R. Jena, learned AGA for State – opposite parties. 2. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that they were selected for grant of Land Right Certificate under Annexure-1. But subsequently, without granting them the Land Right Certificate, a notice of eviction was issued to them on 25th May, 2025 and thereafter no step has been taken. Now by loud-speaker announcement the petitioners are threatened for eviction from the case land where they are residing by constructing a residential house. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the Executive Officer, Keonjhargarh Municipality (O.P. No.3) to grant due opportunity of hearing to the petitioners before proceeding for their eviction and take decision, in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of Digitally Signed Signed by: MANAS KUMAR PANDA Reason: Authentication Location: OHC, Cuttack Date: 29-Apr-2026 17:50:10 Signature Not Verified p. 2 receipt of certified copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition. Till such decision is taken by O.P. NO.3, the petitioners may not be evicted from the case land. 4. An urgent certified copy of this order shall be issued on proper application. ( B.P. Routray) Judge M.K.Panda