Trilochan Nayak v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

CRLMP No.1705 of 2022 Trilochan Nayak ....

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

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

CORAM:

JUSTICE BISWAJIT MOHANTY Order No.

ORDER

07.09.2022 01.

1.

Heard Mr. S.Dasmohapatra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. D.K. Mohanty, learned Additional Standing Counsel.

2.

According to Mr. Dasmohapatra, the grievance of the petitioner in this case pertains to non-registration of his complaint dated 15.06.2022 under Annexure-1 as F.I.R. by the I.I.C., Bharatpur Police Station (Opposite Party No.4) though the same reveals commission of cognizable offences. Against such inaction, though the petitioner has approached the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.3) by sending a grievance petition under Annexure-2 through Speed Post on dated 08.08.2022, however, till date no action has been taken on the same. In such background, he prays that a direction be issued to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.3) to take a decision on the grievance petition of the petitioner within a specific time period. 3.

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

Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.3) to take a decision on the grievance petition dated 08.08.2022 under Annexure-2 in accordance with law keeping in the mind the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P. & Others reported in AIR 2014 SC 187 within a period of four weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order, if in the meantime, the same has not been already disposed of and communicate the result of such exercise to the petitioner. The petitioner is directed to supply copies of the complaint dated 15.06.2022 under Annexure-1 as well as grievance petition dated 08.08.2022 under Annexure-2 series to the Opposite Party No.2 while presenting a certified copy of this order. 4.

The CRLMP is accordingly disposed of.

5.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per rule. Balaram (Biswajit Mohanty) Judge