Writ petitioner complained of non-registration of an FIR and inaction by the Superintendent of Police. The Court directed the Superintendent to dispose of the grievance petition within four weeks quoting Lalita Kumari.
Direction to Superintendent of Police to decide grievance petition within 4 weeks and communicate result.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
CRLMP No.1611 of 2021
Ramesh Pasayat
Petitioner
Mr. A.K. Das, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha & others …. Opp. Parties
Mr. A.P. Das, Additional Standing Counsel
Order No.
CORAM: JUSTICE BISWAJIT MOHANTY ORDER 29.09.2021 This matter is taken up through video conferencing mode. Heard Mr. A.K. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. A.P. Das, learned Additional Standing Counsel.
According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the grievance of the petitioner in this case pertains to nonregistration of his complaint under Annexure-2 as F.I.R. by the I.I.C., Chandahandi Police Station (opposite party No.3) though the same reveals commission of cognizable offences. He further submits that though against such inaction, the petitioner has approached the Superintendent of Police, Nabarangpur (opposite party No.2) on 19.07.2021 by filing a grievance petition vide Annexure-3 through registered post, however, till date no action has been taken on the same. In such background, he prays that a direction be issued to the Superintendent of Police, Nabarangpur to take a decision on the grievance petition of the petitioner within a specific time period.
Prasant
Considering the submissions made and without
expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court directs the Superintendent of Police, Nabarangpur to take a decision on the grievance petition dated 19.07.2021 of the petitioner under Annexure-3 in accordance with law keeping in mind the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Lalita Kumari Vs. State of U.P. & Others reported in AIR 2014 SC 187 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, if in the meantime, the same has not been disposed of and communicate the result of such exercise to the petitioner. The petitioner is directed to supply copies of the complaint under Annexure-2 as well as grievance petition dated 19.07.2021 under Annexure-3 to opposite party No.2 while presenting a certified copy of this order.
Accordingly, this CRLMP is disposed of.
Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper
application.
( Biswajit Mohanty)
Judge
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a direction can be issued to the Superintendent of Police to decide the petitioner's grievance within 4 weeks.
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