Allowed the CR-LMP directing the Superintendent of Police, Bargarh to decide the petitioner's grievance petition regarding non-registration of an FIR within four weeks, referring to Lalita Kumari.
Direction to the Superintendent of Police, Bargarh to decide the grievance petition within four weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
CRLMP No.662 of 2021
TKP Projects Pvt. Limited ….
Petitioner
Mr. S. Sourav, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha & others …. Opp. Parties
Ms. S. Mishra, Additional Standing Counsel
CORAM: JUSTICE BISWAJIT MOHANTY ORDER Order No. 20.07.2021 05. Mr. Sourav, learned counsel for the petitioner files an affidavit in Court today. The same is taken on record. Heard Mr. Sourav, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. S. Mishra, learned Additional Standing Counsel through video conferencing mode.
Order No.
According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the grievance of the petitioner in this case pertains to non-registration of its complaint dated 10.12.2020 under Annexure-1 as F.I.R. by the I.I.C., Bargarh 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, Bargarh (opposite party No.2) on 10.02.2021 by filing a grievance petition vide Annexure-2 series 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, Bargarh to take a decision on the grievance petition of the petitioner within a specific time period.
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Considering the submissions made and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court directs the Superintendent of Police, Bargarh to take a decision on the grievance petition dated 10.02.2021 of the petitioner under Annexure-2 series 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 production of a 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.
Accordingly, this CRLMP is disposed of.
Parties may utilize the soft copy of this order available in the High Court’s Website or print out thereof at par with certified copy in the manner prescribed vide Court’s Notice No.4587 dated 25.3.2020 read with Notice No.4798 dated 15.04.2021.
Prasant
( Biswajit Mohanty)
Judge
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Whether a direction should be issued to the Superintendent of Police to dispose of the petitioner's grievance petition within a specific time period.
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Lalita Kumari Vs. State of U.P. & OthersReferred¶13
AIR 2014 SC 187 · Who else cites this
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State of Odisha
Biswajit Mohanty
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