Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: SANGRAM DAS Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 07-Sep-2026 18:20:58 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.24552 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010564032026 Manas Kumar Jena …. Petitioner Mr. S.K. Nath, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. S.N. Nayak, A.S.C. CORAM: JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 07.09.2026 Order No. 01. 1. Heard Mr. S.K. Nath, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. S.N. Nayak, learned Additional Standing Counsel for State-Opposite Parties. 2. It is submitted on behalf of the Petitioner that his prayer and issues involved in present writ petition are similar to the Petitioner in Review Petition No.31 of 2025, disposed of on 17.10.2025. 3. Considering such submission of the Petitioners, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the contention of the Petitioner, with a direction to the Collector-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parisada, Mayurbhanja (Opposite Party No.3) to consider the grievance of the Petitioner as per his representation at Annexure-7 in accordance with law, keeping in view the judgment of this Court passed by the co-ordinate Bench dated 17.10.2025 in Review Petition No.31 of 2025, if applicable, Page 1 of 2 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: SANGRAM DAS Reason: Authentication

Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 07-Sep-2026 18:20:58 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition. 4. An urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( B.P. Routray) Judge S.Das Page 2 of 2

Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: SANGRAM DAS Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 07-Sep-2026 18:20:58 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.24552 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010564032026 Manas Kumar Jena …. Petitioner Mr. S.K. Nath, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. S.N. Nayak, A.S.C. CORAM: JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 07.09.2026 Order No. 01. 1. Heard Mr. S.K. Nath, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. S.N. Nayak, learned Additional Standing Counsel for State-Opposite Parties. 2. It is submitted on behalf of the Petitioner that his prayer and issues involved in present writ petition are similar to the Petitioner in Review Petition No.31 of 2025, disposed of on 17.10.2025. 3. Considering such submission of the Petitioners, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the contention of the Petitioner, with a direction to the Collector-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parisada, Mayurbhanja (Opposite Party No.3) to consider the grievance of the Petitioner as per his representation at Annexure-7 in accordance with law, keeping in view the judgment of this Court passed by the co-ordinate Bench dated 17.10.2025 in Review Petition No.31 of 2025, if applicable, Page 1 of 2 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: SANGRAM DAS Reason: Authentication

Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 07-Sep-2026 18:20:58 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition. 4. An urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( B.P. Routray) Judge S.Das Page 2 of 2