Khirod Kumar Mishra v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Identifiers: High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; WP(C) No.1509 of 2026; order dated 19.2.2026; Justice B. P. Routray (single judge). Parties: Khirod Kumar Mishra and Others (petitioners, through B.K. Behera, Advocate) versus State of Odisha, represented through its Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, and Others (opposite parties, through G. Tripathy, AGA). Key terms as used in the order: eviction notice; issued without granting any opportunity of hearing; due opportunity of hearing before proceeding for eviction; Tahasildar, Athgarh (O.P. No.3); decision in accordance with law; period of eight weeks; Till such decision is taken by opposite party no.3, the petitioners may not be evicted from the case land; disposed of at the stage of admission. Relevant to matters where a petitioner seeks a hearing before eviction proceeds and interim protection from eviction pending the authority's decision.