Reason: Authentication

Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack

Date: 07-Jan-2026 13:56:50

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No. 26897 OF 2025

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Raju Kumar Petitioner

Mr. Subash Chandra Puspalaka, Advocate

-versus-

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State of Odisha and others Opp. Parties

Mr. Sabita Ranjan Pattanaik,

Additional Government Advocate

CORAM:

JUSTICE K.R. MOHAPATRA

JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO

ORDER

Order No. 05.01.2026

6. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2. The Petitioner in this writ petition prays for protection from eviction from the place where he is running his business

and earning his livelihood.

3. Mr. Puspalaka, learned counsel submits that the Petitioner is a street vendor. But, he has not been issued with a Certificate of Street Vending under Para-6(2) of the Scheme prepared under the Street Vending (Protection of livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 (for brevity, ‘the

Act’) till date.

4. On payment of requisite fees to Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (for brevity, ‘the BMC’), the Petitioner Petitioner is running his shop till date. Recently, the BMC

Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 07-Jan-2026 13:56:50 contemplated to evict the street v