Santosh Munda v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
This order disposes of three connected writ petitions regarding payment cheques in a land acquisition context. No substantive legal issue was framed or decided.
What did the court decide?
Directed that cheques be handed over to petitioners when approached by the Special Land Acquisition Officer; no further directions called.
What the court decided
IN T HE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No.8340, 8341 and 8343 of 2020
Birasingh Munda …. Petitioner (In W.P.(C) No.8340 of 2020) Santosh Munda …. Petitioner (In W.P.(C) No.8341 of 2020) Ranjan Dehuri …. Petitioner (In W.P.(C) No.8343 of 2020)
Mr. P.C. Das, Advocate
-versus-
…. State of Odisha and others Opposite Parties Mr. S.N. Das, A.S.C. for the State Ms. Sanjibani Mishra, Advocate for O.P. No.5
CORAM: THE CHIEF JUSTICE JUSTICE R. K. PATTANAIK ORDER 20.04.2022
Order No.
- In first two writ petitions, the counter affidavit of the Opposite Parties has enclosed the award register which shows the cheque number, date and amount. It is asserted that these cheques have in fact been enchased by the Petitioners.
- As far as the third writ petition i.e. W.P.(C) No.8343 of 2020 is concerned, it is stated that the cheque is ready for being disbursed, but nobody has come forward to collect it yet.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Birasingh Munda
- petitioner
Santosh Munda
- petitioner
Ranjan Dehuri
- respondent
State of Odisha
Coram
Case details
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