Himansu Sekhar Rana Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Himansu Sekhar Rana Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Certified copy of the appellate authority's order to be granted within 15 days; permission to approach the revisional authority within 15 days of receipt of the certified copy, with liberal consideration of any limitation; protection from eviction from the case land till filing of the revision or for 30 days, whichever is earlier.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner should be furnished the certified copy of the appellate authority's order disposing of his appeal in RMA No.4 of 2025, his copy application being still pending. +2 more

Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the appellate authority to grant certified copy of its order within 15 days, as per the petitioner's copy application dated 8th May 2025 acknowledged by the receipt produced in course of hearing.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is permitted to approach the revisional authority within 15 days from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the appellate authority's order, and any limitation in preferring the revision may be considered liberally.

Key takeaways

Interim protection from eviction: the petitioner may not be evicted from the case land till the date of filing of the revision or for a period of 30 days from the date of the order, whichever is earlier.ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Orissa at Cuttack (B.P. Routray, J.), order dated 12.5.2026 in WP(C) No.14849 of 2026, Himansu Sekhar Rana v. State of Odisha (Revenue & Disaster Management Dept.) and Others — disposed. The petitioner's appeal in RMA No.4 of 2025 had been disposed of by the appellate authority (notice dated 7th May 2026, Annexure-3), but his certified-copy application remained pending. The Court directed the appellate authority to issue the certified copy within 15 days (copy application dated 8th May 2025 with acknowledgment receipt kept on record), permitted the petitioner to approach the revisional authority (liberty sought in terms of section 12(2) of the OPLE Act) within 15 days of receipt of the certified copy, with any limitation to be considered liberally, and directed that the petitioner not be evicted from the case land till filing of the revision or for 30 days, whichever is earlier.

Signature Not Verified

Digitally Signed Signed by: MANAS KUMAR PANDA Reason: Authentication Location: OHC, Cuttack Date: 13-May-2026 11:06:22

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

WP(C) No.14849 of 2026

Himansu Sekhar Rana

…. Petitioner

Mr. Saroj Kumar Mishra, Advocate -versus-

State of Odisha, represented through its Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department and Others

…. Opposite Parties

Mr. U.R. Jena, AGA

CORAM: SHRI JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY

ORDER

12.5.2026

Order No.

1. Heard Mr. S.K. Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. U.R. Jena, learned AGA for State – opposite parties.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that as reflected in the notice dated 7^th May 2026 (Annexure-3), the appeal preferred by the petitioner in RMA No.4 of 2025 has been disposed of. Accordingly the petitioner immediately applied for grant of certified copy of the same and it is still pending.

It is further submitted that the petitioner may be granted liberty to prefer revision in terms of section 12(2) of the OPLE Act against the order of the appellate authority.

Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the appellate authority to grant certified copy of its order, within a period of 15 days from today, as per the copy application of the petitioner dated 8^th May 2025, as per the acknowledgment receipt produced by the petitioner in course of hearing. Further, the petitioner is permitted to approach the revisional authority within a period of 15

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Signature Not Verified

Digitally Signed Signed by: MANAS KUMAR PANDA Reason: Authentication Location: OHC, Cuttack Date: 13-May-2026 11:06:22

days from the date of receipt of certified copy of order of the appellate authority and in such event, the limitation, if any, in preferring the revision may be considered liberally. Till the date of filing of revision or for a period of 30 days from today, whichever is earlier, the petitioner may not be evicted from the case land.

The copy of the acknowledgment receipt dated 8^th May, 2025, as produced by the petitioner, is kept on record.

An urgent certified copy of this order be issued on proper application.

( B.P. Routray)

Judge

M.K.Panda

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