IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.10646 of 2026 Umakanta Meher …. Petitioner Mr. K.K. Mishra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. G. Tripathy, A.G.A. CORAM: JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 09.04.2026 Order No. 01. 1. Heard Mr. K.K. Mishra, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. G. Tripathy, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State-Opposite Parties. 2. It is submitted on behalf of the Petitioner that, the notice dated 04.04.2026 was issued to the Petitioner for eviction in the guise of filing of CONTC Nos.5736 of 2024 and 4073 of 2025 before this Court, without granting any opportunity of hearing. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, with a direction to the Tahasildar, Patnagarh (Opposite Party No.4) to grant due opportunity of hearing to the Petitioner before proceeding for his eviction and take a 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.4, the Petitioner may not be evicted from the case land. 4. An urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( B.P. Routray) Judge B.K. Barik