Rohit Kumar Sahu v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; WP(C) No.17855 of 2026; decided 09.06.2026; single bench of Aditya Kumar Mohapatra J. (Vacation Judge). Keywords: OPLE Act 1972; show-cause notice; show-cause reply Annexure-5; Encroachment Case No.51 of 2026; Tahasildar Lathikata; Collector Sundargarh; State of Odisha; maintainability of writ petition; matter sub judice before competent authority; writ disposed of; direction to decide within two months; no coercive action interim protection. Petitioners: Rohit Kumar Sahu and Ranjan Kumar Sahu (Adv. Manas Pati); Opposite Parties represented by S. Nayak, ASC. No precedent cases cited; no monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of as not maintainable; Tahasildar, Lathikata directed to dispose of Encroachment Case No.51 of 2026 preferably within two months; interim direction that no coercive action be taken against the Petitioners till disposal of the case.