CUTTACK, India, April 27 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 26:
1. The W.P. (C) No.9264 of 2024 has been filed challenging the order dated 11.12.2023 passed by the opposite party no.2-Certificate Officer-cum-Collector, Mayurbhanj in Certificate Case No.05 of 2018 (03/2018) in a proceeding under the provisions of Odisha Public Demands Recovery Act, 1962 (hereinafter the OPDR Act for short) attaching the immovable properties of the petitioner and directing to take physical possession of the land of the petitioner and further directing to put the land in auction and to issue non-bailable warrant.
It is stated in the writ application and submitted that challenging the demand notice issued in the said certificate case the petitioner has filed Certificate Appeal No.10 of 2019 U/s.60(1)(c) of the OPDR Act, 1962 before the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Central Division), Cuttack. The said appeal is pending disposal.
2. I.A. No.23093 of 2025 has been filed after the order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. Similar I.A.(s) have been filed in all the six writ applications listed today.
3. The matter has been listed before this Bench specially assigned by Hon'ble the Chief Justice by order dated 20.01.2026 in the administrative side.
4. I.A. No.23093 of 2025 has been field by the OP/State enclosing copy of the order dated 10.12.2025 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Miscellaneous Application No.18 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.114 of 2014. The said Miscellaneous Application was filed, arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 02.08.2017 in W.P.(C) No.114 of 2014: Common Cause v. Union of India and others. By the said order the Hon'ble Supreme Court have directed thus:
"1) We are informed that several writ petitions bearing W.P.(C) Nos.31548, 31551, 31554 of 2025 and W.P.(C) Nos.9264, 9263 and 12358 of 2024 are pending before the high Court, wherein orders passed in recovery proceedings have been challenged and stay obtained.
2) Since public revenue to a substantial extent is involved, we grant liberty to the State of Odisha to move an application before the Chief Justice of High Court of Odisha by 19th December, 2025, with a request to assign all such writ petitions to a dedicated Bench for final disposal by the end of March, 2026.
3) In the event, the Bench is disabled from deciding the writ petitions finally by 31st March, 2026, at least, the prayers made by the State of Odisha for vacation/alteration/modification of such interim orders of stay may be considered and decided by the Bench.
4) We also observe that in such of the cases where either there is no stay granted by the High Court or any other appropriate Court, the State of Odisha shall proceed in accordance with law for recovery of the outstanding dues.
5) Further status report shall be filed on or before 02.04.2026.
6) Re-list the Miscellaneous Application and the connected matters in the second week of April, 2026."
*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=bzPoyUlszYLCUcCpirIpqMsK9qCAwTu4MQNdJQp4aSfYUW64z9PQm5H2yxEwgeFQ&caseno=WP(C)/9264/2024&cCode=1&cino=ODHC010277142024&state_code=11&appFlag=)
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