JUDGMENT :

ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA, J.

1. This writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed by the petitioner- Satyabhama WSHG praying for quashing the Office Letter/Order No.7651 dated 05.12.2025 under Annexure-1 issued by the Collector, Bolangir (Opp. Party No.3) disallowing the petitioner-WSHG from participating in the paddy procurement during the KMS 2025-26 and to direct the Opp. Parties for allowing the petitioner-WSHG to participate in the paddy procurement during the KMS 2025-26.

2. The case of the petitioner-SHG is that, as per the Letter No.4729 dated 01.08.2025 of the Chief Civil Supplies Officer, Bolangir, the petitioner along with other WSHGs were allowed to undertake farmers registration at their respective jurisdictional areas for the KMS 2025-26 (Kharif) subject to the final approval by the District Level Paddy Procurement Committee (DLPC). Thereafter, the petitioner WSHG prepared the list of registered farmers with farmer codes within its are for KMS 2025-26 (Kharif). The petitioner-WSHG also registered itself in the online registration of SHG under Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department. The CDPO, Gudvella had clarif