IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 8950 of 2026 Gajapati Sahu …. Petitioner Dr. S.B. Das, Advocate -versus-

1. State Of Odisha, Represented Through Its Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department At-

Odisha Lok Seva Bhawan, P.O.- Bhubaneswar, Khurda

2. Director, P.R. & D.W. Department, in Revenue Department, At- Odisha Lok Seva Bhawan, P.O.- Bhubaneswar, Khurda

3. The Collector, Balangir

4. The District Panchayat Officer, Balangir

5. The Block Development Officer, Balangir, …. Opposite Parties Saintala

6. The Tahasildar-

Cum-Executive Magistrate, Saintala, Balangir 7. Smt. Pankajini Sahu Mr. M.R. Mohanty, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH

ORDER

15.04.2026 Order No.

02. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. Das, submits that he does not want to pursue the writ petition qua the Opposite Party No.7. He undertakes to file a memo to the said effect.

As such, the writ petition is confined to Opposite Party Nos.1 to 6.

3. The present writ petition has been filed at the behest of elected Sarpanch of Dunguripali Gram Panchayat assailing the order under Annexure-8 directing him to subm