The High Court disposed of the writ petition directing the opposite parties to sanction and disburse compensation for land acquisition for the Upper Indravati Irrigation Project within June 2021, relying on a prior similar order.
Direction to sanction and disburse compensation by the end of May, 2021, and to produce certified copies of the order within 15 days.
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W.P.(C) No.8390 of 2021
Ugrasen Kata & anr. ..............Petitioner.
Vrs.
State of Odisha & Ors.
............Opp. Parties.
02 17.03.2021 This matter is taken up through Hybrid mode.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and
the learned Addl. Government Advocate.
This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking for a direction to the opposite parties to pay the compensation for acquisition of their land for the purpose of construction of Upper Indravati Irrigation Project, Kusumkhunti as per the award dated 29.07.2016 passed by the learned Senior Civil Judge, Bhawanipatna in L.A.R. No.218 of 2015.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that a similar Writ Petition bearing W.P.(C) No.11296 of 2019 has been disposed of on 30.07.2019 directing Opposite Party No.1 to sanction the amount at an early stage and to take expeditious step for disbursement of the compensation amount and this Writ Petition may be disposed of in terms of the order passed in the said Writ Petition. Learned Addl. Government Advocate has also no objection to the aforesaid submission made by learned Counsel for the petitioners.
In view of above, we dispose of this 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 in the District of Kalahandi shall take expeditious steps for disbursement of the compensation amount in favour of the petitioners if there is no legal impediment. The entire exercise shall be completed by end of May, 2021. Further, it is directed that the petitioners shall produce certified copy of the order along a copy of the brief before the Opposite Party Nos.1 and 3, within a period of 15 days.
Issue urgent certified copy of this order on proper application.
..………………………. S.K.Mishra, J.
…..……………………… Savitri Ratho, J.
Prasant
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the State should be directed to sanction and disburse compensation for land acquired for the Upper Indravati Irrigation Project.
Whether the entire exercise of sanctioning and disbursing the compensation should be completed by a specific date.
Ugrasen Kata
State of Odisha
S.K. Mishra
Savitri Ratho
As recorded by the court registry
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