ORISSA HIGH COURT : CUTTACK WP(C) No.663 of 2026 An application under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India. ***

Bajarangbali WSHG, Basudevpur represented through its Secretary Mangalata Biswal, District-Bhadrak & Another … Petitioner.

-VERSUS-

State of Odisha & Others … Opposite Parties Counsel appeared for the parties:

For the Petitioners : Mr. Baidhar Sahoo, Advocate For the Opposite Parties : Mr. G. Mohanty, Standing Counsel.

(For the State)

Mr. S.K. Baral, Adv. (For O.P. No.7)

P R E S E N T: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA Date of Hearing : 18.02.2026 :: Date of Judgment : 19.02.2026

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 praying for quashing the Office Order dated 03.01.2026 under Annexure-1 issued by the Collector, Bhadrak (Opp. Party No.3) relating to the exclusion of the name of the petitioner-WSHG from the Annexure-8 as a society/agency for the procurement of paddy of Kharif Marketing Season 2025-26 and to declare the action of the Opp. Parties relating to the exclusion of the name of the petitioner for the procurement of paddy for KMS 2025-26 as