Location: HIGH COURT OF ORISSA CUTTACK Date: 18-May-2026 16:50:02 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 7009 of 2026 (An application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India)

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Nalinikanta Samal & others …… Petitioners -Versus-

1. State of Odisha, represented through the Collector, Khordha, At/P.O/P.S./District-

Khordha, 2. Member, Board of Revenue, Odisha Cuttack, At- Board of Revenue Building, P.O- Chandinichowk, P.S.- Lalbag, District- Cuttack, 3. Sarala Mohanty, W/o. Sarat Chandra Mohanty, At- Plot No.775/A, Jayadev Vihar, Bhubaneswar, P.S.- Saheednagar, District- Khurda, 4. Sachidananda Nayak, S/o. Bimbadhar Nayak, At- Ramachandrapur, P.S.-

Salepur, District- Cuttack, 5. Ranjita Panigrahi, W/o. Bijay Kumar Panigrahi, At- Lathanga, P.S.- Tirtol, District- Jagatsinghpur, 6. M/s. Z. Engineers & Construction Pvt.

Ltd., represented through its Managing Director, Sri Tapan Kumar Mohanty, S/o. Late Banshidhar Sahu, resident of Jhanjirmangala, P.S. Badambadi, Town/District- Cuttack, 7. Barsharani Samal, D/o. Late Ashok Samal and Granddaughter of Late Satrughna Samal, of Permanent resident Village-Dihabalarampur, P.S.- Patkura, District-Kendrapara, At present