Tulasi Swain v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

CRLMP No.21 of 2022 Tulasi Swain ....

Petitioner Mr. N. Panda, Advocate -versusState of Odisha & others ....

Opp. Parties Mr. D.K. Mohanty, Additional Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE BISWAJIT MOHANTY Order No.

ORDER

12.01.2022 01.

Prasant 1.

This matter is taken up through video conferencing mode. 2.

Heard Mr. N. Panda, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. D.K. Mohanty, learned Additional Standing Counsel. 3.

At the outset, Mr. Panda undertakes to serve an extra copy of this application on the learned counsel for the State. 4.

According to Mr. Panda, the grievance of the petitioner in this case pertains to non-registration of her complaint dated 22.11.2021 under Annexure-1 as F.I.R. by the I.I.C., Panikoil Police Station (opposite party No.3) though the same reveals commission of cognizable offences.

5.

During course of hearing, Mr. Panda submits that liberty may be granted to the petitioner to move the Superintendent of Police, Jajpur (opposite party No.2) in the matter by filing a grievance petition and the said opposite party be directed to take a decision on such motion within a specific time period. 6.

Considering the submissions made and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court

// 2 // grants liberty to the petitioner to file a grievance petition before opposite party No.2 through registered post within a period of two weeks from today. In the event, such a petition is filed along with a copy of this order, the opposite party No.2 is directed to take a decision on the same in accordance with law keeping in mind the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Lalita Kumari Vs. State of U.P. & Others reported in AIR 2014 SC 187 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of such grievance petition and communicate the result of such exercise to the petitioner.

7.

Accordingly, this CRLMP is disposed of.

8.

As the restrictions due to resurgence of COVID-19 situation are continuing, learned counsel for the parties may utilize a printout of the order available in the High Court's website, at par with certified copy, subject to attestation by the concerned advocate, in the manner prescribed vide Court's Notice No.4587, dated 25th March, 2020, modified by Notice No.4798, dated 15th April, 2021, and Court's Office Order circulated vide Memo Nos. 514 and 515 dated 7th January, 2022.

( Biswajit Mohanty) Judge