The court disposed of a writ petition seeking direction for payment of compensation for land acquired for the Upper Indravati Irrigation Project. The High Court directed the opposite party to sanction the amount and disburse it within three months.
Direction to sanction and disburse compensation within three months.
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W.P.(C) No. 25569 of 2019
02. 13.12.2019
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Addl. Government Advocate for the State.
Petitioner in this writ petition seeks for a direction to opposite parties to pay the compensation for acquisition of land for construction of Upper Indravati Irrigation Project, in the district of Kalahandi as per the judgment dated 11.4.2016 passed in L.A.R. Case No. 204 of 2015 as well as the calculation sheets made under Annexure-2.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner has filed an application for higher compensation which was referred to Civil Court for adjudication. The Civil Court registered it as L.A.R. Case No. 204 of 2015 and same was disposed of on 11.4.2016 and higher compensation was awarded. Thereafter the opposite party No.3 submitted the calculation sheet to opposite party No.2 on 30.6.2017 for sanction of the decreetal amount for payment of the same to the petitioner. He further submitted that till date the amount has not been disbursed and the present writ petition is covered as per the order dated 27.11.2019 passed in W.P.(C) No. 22994 of 2019.
In view of the above, we dispose of the writ petition with a direction to opposite party No.1 to sanction the amount at an early stage and thereafter the opposite party No.3-Special Land Acquisition Officer, Upper Indravati Irrigation Project, Kusumkhunti, Kalahandi shall take expeditious step for disbursement of the compensation amount within a period of three months on production of the
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certified copy of this order along with copy of the writ petition, if there is no impediment.
Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.
……………… S. Panda, J …..……………… S.K.Sahoo, J
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondent is directed to sanction and disburse compensation for land acquisition.
Petitioner
Opposite Party No.1
Opposite Party No.2
Opposite Party No.3
S. Panda
S.K.Sahoo
As recorded by the court registry
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