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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SANJEEB K.PANIGRAHI
Purna Chandra Barik – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of eviction and demolition controversies (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. petitioners challenge eviction as arbitrary and without due process (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. court stresses public rights over individual claims (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. historical unauthorized occupation doesn't confer rights (Para 13 , 14) |
| 5. committee formation and public project compliance (Para 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 6. state's right to manage public property upheld (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 7. writ petitions dismissed; monitoring committee established (Para 23 , 24 , 25) |
JUDGMENT :
SANJEEB K. PANIGRAHI, J.
1. Since both the Writ Petitions and the contempt petitions arise out of the same factual background and involve the same issue, those were heard together. However, this Court finds it appropriate to treat W.P.(C) No.28085 of 2025 as the leading case for proper adjudication of these matters.
2. In W.P.(C) No.28085 of 2025, the petitioners seek a direction from this Court to restrain the opposite parties from taking any coercive eviction or demolition action in respect of the market complexes, to enforce compliance with this Court’s earlier order dated 23.06.2025, and to ensure a fair, consultat
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