Laxmipriya Pattnaik v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.8430 of 2022 Laxmipriya Pattnaik ....

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

Opposite parties Mr.A.K.Nanda, Addl. Government Advocate

CORAM:

JUSTICE BISWAJIT MOHANTY JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY Order No.

ORDER

06.05.2022 02.

1.

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

According to Mr.Mohanty the petitioner is aggrieved by inaction of the authorities in settling a piece of Government land in her favour as she is otherwise eligible to get such land under the Orissa Government Land Settlement Act, 1962.

3.

During course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that liberty may be granted to the petitioner to file an application under Form-1 under the Orissa Government Land Settlement Act, 1962 before the Tahasildar, Baramba(opposite party No.4) 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

// 2 // expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court grants liberty to the petitioner to file appropriate application before opposite party No.4 along with a copy of this order within a period of two weeks hence. In the event, such application is received by the opposite party No.4, 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