Sindhuraj Mohanty v. State And ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.7527 of 2014 Sindhuraj Mohanty ....

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

Opp. Parties Mr. A.R. Dash, Additional Government Advocate

CORAM:

JUSTICE BISWAJIT MOHANTY JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY Order No.

ORDER

21.02.2022 03.

1.

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

Heard Mr. S. Mohanty, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. A.R. Dash, learned Additional Government Advocate. 3.

According to Mr. Mohanty, the petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction of the authorities more particularly, the Tahasildar, Nayagarh (opposite party No.5) in taking a decision on his application dated 01.11.2012 for settlement of land under Annexure-5. Accordingly, he prays that a direction be issued to the Tahasildar, Nayagarh to take a decision on the above noted application of the petitioner within a specific time period. 4.

Considering the submissions made and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court directs the Tahasildar, Nayagarh (opposite party No.5) to take a decision on the above noted application of the petitioner under Annexure-5 in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, if

// 2 // in the meantime, the same has not been decided and communicate the result of such exercise to the petitioner. 5.

Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. 6.

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

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