Ajaya Sahoo@Ajaya Kumar Sahoo v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa HC, Cuttack; W.P.(C) No.560 of 2026; decided 09.01.2026 by Dr. Justice Sanjeeb K Panigrahi; petitioner Ajaya Sahoo (Adv. Gajendranath Rout) vs State of Odisha & Anr. (ASC Gayatri Patra); challenge to eviction notice dated 11.12.2025 by Collector, Khurda (Annexure-4); writ petition not entertained due to available statutory remedy of appeal; petitioner relegated to appellate authority with liberty to seek condonation of delay and interim protection within two weeks; appellate authority to conclude hearing within three months; interim bar on coercive action until appeal filed; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition disposed of; liberty granted to the Petitioner to file an appeal along with a petition for condonation of delay and a petition for interim protection before the appellate authority within two weeks; appellate authority directed to conclude hearing within three months of filing of the appeal; interim direction that no coercive action be taken against the Petitioner till the appeal is filed.