Case brief
What is this about?
Rabindranath Naik v. State of Odisha & Ors., W.P.(C) No.14387 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, decided 03.07.2026 by B.P. Routray, J. Eviction proceedings; grievance of eviction without opportunity of hearing or due process; writ petition disposed at admission stage with direction to Tahasildar, Baripada (O.P.No.3) to hear the petitioner and decide per law within six weeks; interim protection against eviction till decision. Counsel: A.R.Majhi for Petitioner; G.Tripathy, AGA for State.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Tahasildar, Baripada (O.P.No.3) to grant the Petitioner due opportunity of hearing and take a decision in accordance with law within six weeks of receipt of certified copy of the order along with a copy of the writ petition; interim protection that the Petitioner may not be evicted from the case land till such decision.