Dambarudhar Kisan v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.4658 of 2021 Dambarudhar Kisan ....

Petitioner Mr. S.K.Dash, Advocate -versusState of Odisha & others ....

Opposite parties Mr.A.K.Nanda, Addl. Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE BISWAJIT MOHANTY JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY Order No.

ORDER

21.04.2022 02.

1.

Heard Mr.S.K.Dash, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.A.K.Nanda, learned Addl. Government Advocate. 2.

According to Mr.Dash the petitioner who happens to be a landless person is aggrieved by inaction of the authorities in settling a piece of land in his favour though he is legally entitled to get the same.

3.

During course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits liberty may be granted to the petitioner to file an application in appropriate form before the Tahasildar, Kuchinda (opposite party No.5) and further prays that a direction may be issued to the said opposite party to take a decision on such motion within a specific time period.

4.

Considering such submissions and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court grants liberty to the petitioner to file an application in

// 2 // appropriate form before opposite party No.5 along with a copy of this order within a period of three weeks hence. In the event, such an application is received by the opposite party No.5, he/she is directed to take a decision on the same in accordance with law within a period of six months there from and communicate the result of such exercise to the petitioner.

5.

The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. 6.

Urgent certified copy of the order be granted on proper application.

Kishore (Biswajit Mohanty) Judge (Biraja Prasanna Satapathy) Judge