Orissa High Court
WP(C)/2672/2026 of SRI SRI CHAITANYA DEV BIJE MATHASAHI, SAKHIGOPAL, PURI Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 9 July 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 2672 OF 2026 Sri Sri Chaitanya Dev Bije Mathasahi, Sakhigopal, Puri …. Petitioner Mr. Ambika Prasad Ray, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opp. Parties Mr. Manmaya Kumar Dash Additional Standing Counsel (For Opp.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No. 2672 OF 2026
Sri Sri Chaitanya Dev Bije Mathasahi,
Sakhigopal, Puri
….
Petitioner
Mr. Ambika Prasad Ray, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha and others
….
Opp. Parties
Mr. Manmaya Kumar Dash
Additional Standing Counsel
(For Opp. Party Nos.1 to 5)
Ms. Pratyusha Naidu, Advocate
(For Commissioner of Endowments)
CORAM:
JUSTICE K.R. MOHAPATRA
JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA
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ORDER
Order No. 09.07.2026
3.
1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.
2. The Petitioner in this writ petition prays for the following relief:
“Therefore, it is humble prayed by the petitioner seeking following relief:
1. Admit and allowed the writ and call for the LCR.
2. Issued rule NISI calling upon the Ops to why the impugn notification dated 23.11.2025 in Annexure 3 issued by Sub-Collector OP No.3 shall not be passed as it is stands against towards getting land acquisition amount to public deity like Chaitanya Dev & Gopinath Dev and in case Ops are failed to make a counter or insufficient counter make rule absolute by issuing any nature of writ/writs.
3. To pass an order directing OP No.3 to dispose of for disposing Annexure 2 filed by the petitioner till sub-judice under his disposal for payment compensation amount as the land is acquired by
State Govt for initialization of ROB by Railway Department in LA Case No.2/2025.
And Pass as such other or further order as this Hon’ble Court may be deem fit and proper.
And For which act of kindness the petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.”
3. Although the prayer made in this writ petition does not make out any sense, but Mr. Ray, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the grievance of the Petitioner is that the objection filed under Annexure-2 has not yet been disposed of and the Petitioner-Deity has not been paid the compensation for land acquisition.
4. Mr. Ray, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the land acquisition proceeding is still going on and award in the said land acquisition proceeding is yet to be passed.
5. Mr. Dash, learned Additional Standing Counsel, on instruction, submits that the objection filed by the Petitioner under Annexure-2 has already been disposed of by the Land Acquisition Collector, Puri on 9th September, 2025. Hence, he submits that the writ petition is premature.
6. A copy of the said order along with enclosures thereto is produced before this Court, which is taken on record.
7. Mr. Ray, learned counsel for the Petitioner, however, submits that a copy of the said order has not been communicated to the Petitioner.
8. Hence, a copy of the order dated 9th September, 2025 passed on the objection filed by the Petitioner be handed over to
Mr. Ray, learned counsel for the Petitioner for reference and necessary action.
9. In view of the facts and circumstances stated above, Mr. Ray, learned counsel for the Petitioner prays for withdrawal of the writ petition to avail the remedy, more particularly, available under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 at appropriate stage, if the Petitioner feels aggrieved.
10. Mr. Dash, learned Additional Standing Counsel does not have any objection to such prayer.
11. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of as withdrawn.
Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.
(K.R. Mohapatra)
Judge
(S.K. Mishra) ms
Judge