Pradyumna Kumar Praharaj v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Pradyumna Kumar Praharaj v. State of Odisha and another, W.P.(C) No.25751 of 2025, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, decided 20.09.2025 by R.K. Pattanaik, J. Shop-room licence renewal challenge to notice dated 19.08.2025 (Annexure-3); lease dated 01.01.2015 said to have long expired; rent received till June, 2025 (Annexure-2 series); writ petition disposed of with liberty to file representation within seven days, opposite party No.1 to decide renewal if permissible under law within next seven days, interim bar on coercive action, no opinion expressed on merits.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to submit a representation within seven days; opposite party No.1 directed to consider renewal of licence, if permissible under law, and pass appropriate order within the next seven days; interim protection that no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner till such time; authority to independently examine the representation on merit.