K.R. Mohapatra, J. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2. I.A. No. 2493 of 2024 has been filed by the Opposite Party Nos.1 & 2-Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (for brevity ‘OPTCL’) with a prayer to vacate the interim order dated 13th June, 2023 passed by this Court in I.A. No.8753 of 2023, wherein it is directed that status quo // 2 // I.A. No.2493 OF 2024 Page 2 of 8 over the case land shall be maintained till the next date. The interim order is continuing till date.

3. While taking up the I.A. for vacation of stay it is felt that the merit of the writ petition has to be gone into. Hence, on consent of learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal.

4. This writ application has been filed with a prayer to restrain the Opposite Party Nos.1 and 2 from installing High Tension (HT) Tower for drawl of 220 KV D/C line Pandiabil-Samagara over the land of the Petitioner, i.e., Plot No. 1354 under Khata No. 410 to an extent of Ac.0.060 decimal situated in Mouza- Balukhanda under Puri tahasil in the district of Puri (for brevity ‘the case land’).

5. Mr. Mohapatra