Puran Chandra Sahu v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
In this writ petition, the petitioner sought directions from the Director of Land Acquisition and the Collector to pay compensation determined by a Civil Court for the Saipala Irrigation Project, which had been confirmed by this Court but remained undisbursed.
What did the court decide?
Directions to the Director (R&R) to sanction the compensation amount and to the Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Collector to disburse it within four months.