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Anil Kumar Jena v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC11 May 2026WP(C)/13874/2026

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What is this about?

Illegal sand transportation; compounding fee demand notice Rs.3,05,331/- (Annexure-3); Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle; Tipper OD-02-AY-3309; interim release of vehicle; cash deposit Rs.40,000/- plus property security; 15-day deposit window; liberty to proceed in accordance with law; WP(C) No.13874 of 2026; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Judge B. P. Routray; order dated 11.05.2026.

What did the court decide?

Authorities granted liberty to proceed in accordance with law in respect of the vehicle; petitioner's vehicle may be released as an interim measure upon deposit of Rs.40,000/- in cash and the balance of the demanded amount as property security within 15 days, subject to the authority's final decision. ¶15

Anil Kumar Jena Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner's Tipper (OD-02-AY-3309), proceeded against for illegal transportation of sand, should be released notwithstanding the demand notice for compounding fee of Rs.3,05,331/- (Annexure-3).

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Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of, granting liberty to the authorities to proceed in accordance with law in respect of the vehicle in question.

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Ratio / Principle

Without prejudice to the petitioner's contention, interim release of the vehicle is conditioned on the petitioner depositing Rs.40,000/- in cash and the rest of the demanded amount as property security before the authority within 15 days, along with a certified copy of the order and a copy of the writ petition.

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Key takeaways

On fulfilment of the deposit condition, the vehicle may be released in the petitioner's favour as an interim measure, subject to the final decision to be taken by the authority.ratio¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Orissa High Court (B.P. Routray, J.), Order dated 11.05.2026 in WP(C) No.13874 of 2026 (Anil Kumar Jena v. State of Odisha and Others): The petitioner challenged a demand notice (Annexure-3) issued by the office of the Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle requiring payment of compounding fee of Rs.3,05,331/- for alleged illegal transportation of sand in Tipper OD-02-AY-3309. The writ petition was disposed of with liberty to the authorities to proceed in accordance with law in respect of the vehicle. Without prejudice to the petitioner's contention, the vehicle may be released as an interim measure if, within 15 days, the petitioner deposits Rs.40,000/- in cash and the balance of the demanded amount as property security before the authority, along with a certified copy of the order and a copy of the writ petition, subject to the authority's final decision.

Anil Kumar Jena v. State of Odisha

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