Orissa High Court
WP(C)/23586/2026 of MANORANJAN SUBUDHI Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 17 August 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 23586 of 2026 [ CNR No. ODHC010514322026 ] 1. Manoranjan Subudhi 2. Jogendra Parihari 3. Debendra Behera 4. Babu Rout 5. Rinkuna Parihari @ Rinku Padhiari …. Petitioners Mr. Chandrakant Khatua, Advocate with Mr. A.K. Mohanty, Advocate
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No. 23586 of 2026
[ CNR No. ODHC010514322026 ]
1. Manoranjan Subudhi
2. Jogendra Parihari
3. Debendra Behera
4. Babu Rout
5. Rinkuna Parihari @ Rinku Padhiari
….
Petitioners
Mr. Chandrakant Khatua, Advocate
with Mr. A.K. Mohanty, Advocate
-versus-
1. State of Odisha, represented through
it’s Secretary, Department of Food &
Civil Supply, Bhubaneswar
2. The Collector & District Magistrate,
Cuttack
3. Tahasildar, Tangi-Choudwar
4. Secretary, Nakhara Cooperative
Society, Nakhara
….
Opp. Parties
Mr. Sarathi Jyoti Mohanty,
Additional Standing Counsel
CORAM:
THE HON’BLE MISS JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO
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ORDER
Order No. 17.08.2026
(Through Hybrid Mode)
02.
1. This writ petition has been filed for a direction to the Opposite Party No.4 – Secretary, Nakhara Cooperative Society to allow the Petitioners to give their paddy through their Aadhaar Card and also to direct the Opposite Party No.2 – the Collector &
District Magistrate, Cuttack for disposal of the representation submitted by the Petitioners within a stipulated time.
2. Pursuant to order dated 03.08.2026, the learned State Counsel has obtained instructions from the Tahasildar, Tangi- Choudwar and in the letter no. 9552 dated 12.08.2026 addressed to the learned Additional Standing Counsel, Office of the learned Advocate General of Odisha, Kataka, it has been stated by the Tahasildar as follows:-
“i. That the petitioners, in the aforesaid writ petition, have, inter alia, prayed for issuance of necessary direction to the Secretary, Nakhara Co-operative Society to enrol/register their names in respect of the lands claimed by them as cultivators/sharecroppers and to permit them to sell their paddy produce through Nakhara Co- operative Society.
ii. That Nakhara Co-operative Society does not come under the administrative control of the undersigned. Therefore, any matter relating to enrolment of members or acceptance/procurement of paddy through the said Co-operative Society is required to be dealt with by the competent authority of the Co-operative Department/ concerned Co-operative Society in accordance with the applicable rules, guidelines and prescribed procedure.
iii. That, so far as registration of a person as a sharecropper (Bhaga Chasi) is concerned, the Government of Odisha, Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Department, vide Letter No. 13387, Dtd. 06.08.2026, has communicated the modalities for Farmer Registration for Kharif Season 2026-27. As per the said modalities, a sharecropper is required to obtain the consent of the concerned landowner and submit the same along with the registration form.
iv. In view of the above, the claim of the petitioners for registration/enrolment as sharecroppers is required to be considered strictly in accordance with the aforesaid Government-prescribed procedure and modalities.”
3. Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that the grievance of the Petitioners will be addressed if their representations are directed to be disposed of.
4. In view of the instructions of the Tahasildar, direction for disposal of the pending representation will serve no useful purpose if consent / letter of the concerned land owner is not annexed.
5. The writ petition is disposed of permitting the Petitioners to approach the concerned authority with the consent / letter of the concerned land owner along with their registration form.
6. If they submit their applications within a period of two weeks from today, it is expected that their applications will be considered within a period of four weeks thereafter, in accordance with law.
7. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.
(Savitri Ratho)
Judge
Sukanta Digitally Signed Signed by: SUKANTA KUMAR BEHERA Designation: Senior Stenographer Reason: Authentication Location: Orissa High Court, Cuttack Date: 18-Aug-2026 14:49:42 Signature Not Verified