Arabinda Mishra v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.6716 of 2022 Arabinda Mishra & another ....

Petitioners Mr. S.K.Joshi, Advocate -versusState of Odisha & others ....

Opposite parties Mr.H.M.Dhal, Addl. Government Advocate

CORAM:

JUSTICE BISWAJIT MOHANTY JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY Order No.

ORDER

23.03.2022 01.

1.

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

Heard Mr.S.K.Joshi, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.H.M.Dhal, learned Addl. Government Advocate. 3.

According to Mr.Joshi, the petitioners are aggrieved by the non-disposal of their application Annexure-1 filed under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 arising out of L.A.Case. No. 39 of 2011 pending before the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Lower Suktel Irrigation Project, in the district of Balangir (opposite party No.3). In such background, he prays that a direction be issued to opposite party No.3 to dispose of the said case expeditiously.

4.

Considering the submission made and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court directs the opposite party No.3 to dispose of the application filed under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 under Annexure1 arising out of L.A.Case No. 39 of 2011 in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order and communicate the result of such exercise to both the petitioners. It is further directed that in case

// 2 // the application of the petitioners under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is allowed, and if there is no other legal impediment, the compensation amount be disbursed in favour of the petitioners within a period of two months thereafter. 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