Ajaya Behera v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court writ petition disposed at admission stage; grievance of eviction by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation without due opportunity of hearing; direction to Zonal Deputy Commissioner (North), BMC (Opposite Party No.4) to grant hearing and decide in accordance with law within eight weeks; interim bar on eviction till decision; petitioners Sri Ajaya Behera and others; State of Odisha opposite parties; counsel D.R. Bhokta (petitioners), G. Tripathy AGA (State); Justice B. P. Routray; dated 13.02.2026; W.P.(C) No.4794 of 2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at the admission stage with a direction to the Zonal Deputy Commissioner (North), BMC, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.4) to grant the Petitioners due opportunity of hearing and take a decision in accordance with law within eight weeks of receipt of the certified copy of the order along with a copy of the writ petition; the Petitioners not to be evicted from the case land until such decision is taken.