IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.35721 of 2025 Susanta Kumar Pattanaik …. Petitioner Mr. Niranjan Lenka, Advocate -versus-

State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. Debashis Tripathy, AGA CORAM:

THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN

ORDER

Order No. 15.04.2026

01. 1. The petitioner has approache d this Court by way of filing this writ petition invoking provisions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India with the following prayer(s):

“It is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court would graciously be pleased to admit the writ petition, issue Rule Nisi, in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other writ (s) as deem fit and proper calling upon the Opp parties to show cause as to way they shall not be directed to refund the bid amount of Rs.60,000/- and E.M.D./securities amount of Rs.18,810/-, total Rs.78,810/- deposited by the petitioner before the Opp. Party No.3 in TMC No.01/2011-12 since 26.08.2011 along with interest 12% per annum from the date of such deposit till the date of payment.

And if the opposite parties fail to show cause or show insufficient cause the said Rule be made absolute directing them to ref