Golekh Mallick v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.30794 of 2020 Golekh Mallick ....

Petitioner Mr.S.K.Mallick, Advocate -versusState of Orissa & others ....

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

CORAM:

JUSTICE BISWAJIT MOHANTY JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY Order No.

ORDER

10.03.2022 02.

1.

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

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

According to Mr.Mallick the petitioner is aggrieved by inaction of the authorities more particularly Tahasildar, Aul (opposite party No.3) in disposing of his application for settlement of a land under Orissa Government Land Settlement Act, 1962 for which he has filed an application in appropriate form on 25.8.2019 under Annexure-2. Accordingly, he prays that a direction be issued to opposite party No.3 to take a decision on the above noted application 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, Aul (opposite party No.3) to take a decision on the above noted application of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the result of such exercise to the petitioner.

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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