Location: High Court of Oris sa, Cuttack Date: 17-Mar-2026 19:49:02 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.19530 of 2023 (Under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India)

Diptikanta Biswal …. Petitioner -versus-

State of Odisha, represented through its Secretary, Department of General Administration and … Opposite Parties Others Advocate(s) appeared in this case:-

For Petitioner : Mr. Amit Prasad Bose, Advocate For Opp. Parties : Mr. R. Pradhan, A.S.C.

Mr. D. Mohapatra, Senior Counsel for O.P. No.2 Mr. Debakanta Mohanty, counsel for O.P. No.3 CORAM: JUSTICE B.P. ROUTRAY

JUDGMENT

17^th March, 2026 B.P. Routray, J.

1. Heard Mr. A.P. Bose, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. D. Mohapatra, learned senior counsel for Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) (O.P. No.2), Mr. D. Mohanty, learned counsel for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) (O.P. No.3) and Mr. R.

Pradhan, learned ASC for opposite party No.1.

Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 17-Mar-2026 19:49:02

2. The petitioner is the allottee of residential plot No.174 under Kalinga Vihar Housing Scheme (MIG Category). The order of allotment under Annexure-1 was issued on 27^th December 1995.

3. The case of the