Maa Mahalaxmi Shg, Mathura v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC22 Jan 2026WP(C)/2371/2026

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Orissa High Court; WP(C) No.2371 of 2026; Maa Mahalaxmi SHG Mathura v. State of Odisha; writ petition disposed of finally; liberty to file representation before Collector, Ganjam; selection for Paddy Procurement Operation; KMS 2025-26; 7-day time limit for disposal of representation; opportunity of being heard; intimation of result; Ananda Chandra Behera, Judge; decided 22.01.2026.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to file a representation before the Collector, Ganjam (Opposite Party No.2) seeking selection for Paddy Procurement Operation for KMS 2025-26; the Collector directed to consider and dispose of the representation as per law within 7 days of filing, after hearing the petitioner and others, and to intimate the result to the petitioner. ¶¶19

Maa Mahalaxmi Shg, Mathura Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Consideration of the petitioner's prayer for being selected for Paddy Procurement Operation for KMS 2025-26, via a representation to be filed before the Collector, Ganjam (Opposite Party No.2).

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Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of finally, giving the petitioner liberty to file a representation before the Collector, Ganjam (Opposite Party No.2) making its prayer regarding selection for Paddy Procurement Operation for KMS 2025-26.

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Ratio / Principle

On filing of the representation with a certified copy of this order annexed, the Collector, Ganjam (Opposite Party No.2) shall consider and dispose of it as per law within 7 days of its filing, after giving the petitioner and others, if any, an opportunity of being heard, and shall intimate the result of the disposal to the petitioner.

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WP(C) No.2371 of 2026 (High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, decided 22.01.2026, Ananda Chandra Behera, J.) — Maa Mahalaxmi SHG, Mathura v. State of Odisha & Others: Writ petition disposed of finally with liberty to the petitioner to file a representation before the Collector, Ganjam (Opposite Party No.2) praying for its selection for Paddy Procurement Operation for KMS 2025-26. On such filing (with certified copy of the order annexed), the Collector is directed to consider and dispose of the representation as per law within 7 days, after affording the petitioner and others, if any, an opportunity of being heard, and to intimate the result to the petitioner. No statute or precedent is cited; no adverse order is under challenge.

Maa Mahalaxmi Shg, Mathura v. State of Odisha

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