IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.13185 of 2026 Kishore Biswal …. Petitioner Mr. S. Dwibedi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Others …. Opp. Parties Mr. P. Behera, Standing Counsel (Transport) CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH Order No. ORDER 01.05.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Parties. 2. By means of this application, the Petitioner seeks for the following relief:- “i) Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, directing Opposite Party No. 2 (Regional Transport Officer, Bhubaneswar OD-02) to immediately cancel the hypothecation of Bank of Baroda endorsed on the Registration Certificate of vehicle bearing No. OD-02-BN- 8522;and ii) Direct Opposite Party No. 2 to expeditiously process the forms and effect the transfer of ownership of the said vehicle in the name of the Petitioner, Sri Kishore Biswal, in the official records and the VAHAN portal within a time-bound period; iii) Pass such other order(s) or direction(s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice.” 3. The innocuous prayer made by the Petitioner in this writ application is in respect to the grievance that subsequent to the Sale Confirmation and the letter issued by the Bank addressing the RTO in the relevant form by letter dated 03.05.2024, the Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Bhubaneswar i.e. Opp. Party No.2, is sitting tight over the matter without processing the same, as required under the law. 4. In absence of any serious objection by the learned Standing counsel for the Transport Authority to the aforesaid prayer of the Petitioner, it is directed that the Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Bhubaneswar i.e. Opp. Party No.2 shall process the matter terminating the hypothecation in respect to the earlier incumbency, and to make appropriate order with respect to the hypothecation of the Bank on Registration No. OD-02-BN-8522 (MG Hector) concerning Bank of Baroda. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of six weeks from the date of this order, and the same shall be communicated to the Petitioner within one week thereafter. Any document required to process the application shall be submitted by the Petitioner on notice by the RTO concerned. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (Chittaranjan Dash) Judge Sarbani Designation: Junior Stenographer