Sheikh Majid @ Mazid v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court, W.P.(C) No.596 of 2025, decided 05.03.2025 by Dr. Justice S.K. Panigrahi. Encroacher-petitioner Sheikh Majid @ Mazid sought protection from eviction by the Commissioner, Sambalpur Municipal Corporation pending C.S. No.5 of 2025 before the Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Sambalpur. Petition disposed of without merit findings: petitioner to file injunction application within seven working days; application to be decided within seven days thereafter; no coercive action till the injunction application is taken up. Keywords: encroachment, eviction, injunction, interim protection, civil suit pending, alternative civil-court remedy.
What did the court decide?
Interim protection: no coercive action against the Petitioner till the injunction application is taken up by the learned Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Sambalpur; Petitioner directed to seek injunction in C.S. No.5 of 2025.