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Bikash Kumar Bhoi v. District Forest Officer, Puri Wildlife Division

Orissa HC7 May 2026CRLMP/554/2026

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Bikash Kumar Bhoi; CRLMP No. 554 of 2026; Orissa High Court; Savitri Ratho; change of nomenclature CRLMP to W.P.(C); vehicle confiscated under Section 56 Orissa Forest Act; release of confiscated vehicle; Puri Wildlife Division; Konark Wildlife Range; impugned order appellable before District Judge; fresh Stamp Report; I.A. No. 109 of 2026.

What did the court decide?

Prayer for change of nomenclature from CRLMP to W.P.(C) allowed; I.A. No. 109 of 2026 disposed of; Registry directed to register the matter as W.P.(C) with a fresh Stamp Report if required; the CRLMP shall not be treated to be pending. The substantive prayer for release of the confiscated vehicle is not decided in this order. ¶25

Bikash Kumar Bhoi Vs District Forest Officer, Puri Wildlife Division — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the prayer in I.A. No. 109 of 2026 to change the nomenclature of the petition from CRLMP to W.P.(C) should be allowed, notwithstanding the submission that the impugned order is appellable before the learned District Judge. +1 more

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Court's answer

Notwithstanding the submission that the impugned order is appellable before the learned District Judge, the prayer to change the nomenclature of the case from CRLMP to W.P.(C) is allowed and I.A. No. 109 of 2026 is disposed of.

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Ratio / Principle

The Registry is directed to register CRLMP No. 554 of 2026 as W.P.(C) and conduct a fresh Stamp Report, if required.

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Key takeaways

The CRLMP shall not be treated to be pending, the matter standing re-registered as a W.P.(C).ratio¶27

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Orissa High Court, Cuttack | Order dated 07.05.2026 | Savitri Ratho, J. | CRLMP No. 554 of 2026 — Bikash Kumar Bhoi v. District Forest Officer, Puri Wildlife Division and others. The petition, originally filed as a CRLMP seeking release of a vehicle confiscated under Section 56 of the Orissa Forest Act by the Authorised Officer-Cum-Asst. Conservator of Forests (Opposite Party No.2) and kept with the Range Officer, Konark Wildlife Range (Opposite Party No.3), was accompanied by I.A. No. 109 of 2026 seeking change of nomenclature from CRLMP to W.P.(C). Although Additional Standing Counsel submitted that the impugned order was appellable before the learned District Judge, the Court allowed the prayer, disposed of the I.A., directed the Registry to register the matter as W.P.(C) with a fresh Stamp Report if required, and held that the CRLMP shall not be treated to be pending. The substantive prayer for release of the vehicle is not decided in this order.

Bikash Kumar Bhoi v. District Forest Officer, Puri Wildlife Division

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