Namita Pattanaik v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Namita Pattanaik v. State of Odisha & Ors., W.P.(C) No.22292 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, decided 20.07.2026 by Justice B. P. Routray. Eviction threatened by loudspeaker announcement without hearing; writ disposed of at admission stage with direction to BMC Commissioner (O.P.No.4) to grant opportunity of hearing and decide in accordance with law within six weeks; interim bar on eviction till decision. Counsel: S.P.Mishra for petitioner; R.Pradhan, ASC for the State. No statutes or precedent cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (O.P.No.4) to grant the Petitioner due opportunity of hearing and take a decision in accordance with law within six weeks; interim protection that the Petitioner shall not be evicted from the case land till such decision. ¶20