Orissa High Court
Banishree Vidya Mandir vs State Of Odisha & Ors. …. Opposite … on 20 March, 2026
Author: Sanjeeb K Panigrahi
Bench: Sanjeeb K Panigrahi
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No.10434 of 2025
Banishree Vidya Mandir,
Ganjam .... Petitioner(s)
Ms. Deepali Mahapatra, Adv.
-versus-
State of Odisha & Ors. .... Opposite Party(s)
Ms. Gayatri Patra, ASC
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI
ORDER
20.03.2026
Order No.
I.A. No.3352 of 2026
11.
1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement.
2. This is an application for modification of the
judgment/order dated 22.01.2026 passed by this Court in
W.P.(C) No.10434 of 2025.
3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that this
Court, in its judgment dated 22.01.2026, has observed in
paragraph-24c. that “in the event the decision is adverse, the
Petitioner shall be granted not less than six months’ time
thereafter to vacate the land peacefully, so as to make alternative
arrangements for the students”.
Signature Not Verified 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner further contends that
Digitally Signed
Signed by: SIPUN BEHERA
Designation: Senior Stenographer
Reason: Authentication
Location: HIGH COURT OF
ORISSA, CUTTACK
Date: 20-Mar-2026 18:23:25
the aforesaid observation will cause serious prejudice to the
Petitioner’s school and the Petitioner will be unable to
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challenge the decision in the event it is adverse. It is further
submitted that, in case the decision is adverse, the
Petitioner has the remedy to challenge the same before the
higher authority or the appropriate Court. Accordingly, she
prays for modification of the observation made in
paragraph 24c. of the judgment dated 22.01.2026.
5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer.
6. After hearing learned counsel for the respective parties
and considering the averments made in the I.A., this Court
is inclined to modify the judgment dated 22.01.2026 to the
extent that, in paragraph 24c., the observation made as
“thereafter to vacate the land peacefully so as to make
alternative arrangements for the students” shall be
substituted and read as “so as to take the required legal
recourse available to them under law.”
7. With this modification, the remaining parts of the
judgment/order dated 22.01.2026 shall remain unaltered.
8. Accordingly, the I.A. stands disposed of.
9. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules.
(Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi)
Judge
Sipun
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