Bilasini Sahu @ Bilasini Sahoo v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P (C) No. 35070 of 2022 Bilasini Sahu @ Bilasini Sahoo & Others .....

Petitioners Mr. M.K.Mohapatro, Adv.

Vs.

State of Odisha and others .....

Opposite Parties State Counsel

CORAM:

DR. JUSTICE B.R. SARANGI MR. JUSTICE B.P. SATAPATHY

ORDER

20.12.2022 Order No.

01.

This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Addl. Government Advocate for the State. 3.

The Petitioners in the present writ petition seek a direction to Opposite Party No.1-Principal Secretary to Government, Works Department, Odisha, Bhubaneswar to sanction and release the awarded amount in favour of the Petitioners for acquisition of land for construction of Link Road to N.H.26 as per the judgment dated 28.06.2022 passed by the Presiding Officer, LAR & R Authority, Berhampur in LAR & R Case No.05 of 2022.

4.

Learned counsel for the Petitioners submitted that the Petitioners have filed an application under Section-64 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLAR & R Act, 2013) for higher compensation which was referred to the LAR & R Authority, Berhampur for adjudication. The court below registered it as LAR & R Case No.05 of 2022 and the same was disposed of on 28.06.2022 and higher compensation was awarded. He further submitted that till date the amount has not been disbursed.

5.

In view of the above, we dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Opposite Party No.1 to sanction the amount at an early stage and thereafter the Opposite Party No.4-Land Acquisition Officer, Kalahandi shall take expeditious step for disbursal of the compensation amount in favour of the Petitioners by the end of March, 2023, if there is no other legal impediment. Issue urgent certified copy as per rules.

Subrat (DR. B.R. SARANGI) JUDGE (B.P. SATAPATHY) JUDGE