The Court held that a retired B.S.F. Constable is not entitled to an allotment of land but may avail financial benefit under the Government of Odisha Resolution dated 19.02.2014. The petitioner was directed to apply in the prescribed form for the monetary grant.
Director petitioner to apply for financial benefit; Govt. to decide within four months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P (C) No.18829 of 2014
Himansu Sekhar Mishra
Petitioner
Mr. S.R. Tripathy, Advocate
Vs.
Collector, Puri & Ors. …..
Opposite Party
Mr. S. Nayak, ASC
CORAM:
DR. JUSTICE B.R. SARANGI MR. JUSTICE M. S. RAMAN
ORDER
21.04.2023
posted and deployed in the boarder areas of Bangladesh, Pakistan and China, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal and Punjab. During hot period of war, he performed his duties to the best satisfaction of his authority without anything adverse and retired from service on 31.12.2010. On successful completion of service, he applied for one standard acre of land near his village in MouzaBiraramachandrapur appertaining to Khata No.1420, Plot
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No.2365(P), which is coming under the jurisdiction of opposite party no.3.
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Resolution dated 19.02.2014 passed by the Government of Odiisha, Home Department. In the event the petitioner files such application, the Government shall consider the same and pass appropriate order as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four months from the date of filing of application. Needless to say, the Government cannot take a different stand while granting the benefit to the petitioner.
Alok
(DR. B.R. SARANGI)
JUDGE
(M.S. RAMAN)
JUDGE
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a retired B.S.F. Constable deployed in forward areas is entitled to an allotment of one standard acre of land or only financial benefit under the Resolution dated 19.02.2014?
Himansu Sekhar Mishra
Collector, Puri
DR. B.R. SARANGI
M.S. RAMAN
As recorded by the court registry
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