Kruti Biswal v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court writ petition; sanction and disbursement of land acquisition compensation; Section 18 L.A. Act reference; MJC No.63 of 2001; judgment dated 25.09.2007 Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) Bhawanipatna; Lanjigarh Road-Junagarh Rail Link Project; Kalahandi; direction to Secretary, Commerce & Transport Department and Special Land Acquisition Officer; disbursement deadline end of September 2024; analogy with W.P.(C) No. 27531 of 2020; bench of Dr. Justice B.R. Sarangi and Mr. Justice G. Satapathy.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with direction to opposite party No.1 to sanction the awarded compensation amount at an early stage, and to opposite party No.2 - Special Land Acquisition Officer, Lanjigarh Road-Junagarh Rail Link Project, Bhawanipatna, to take expeditious step for disbursement of the compensation amount by end of September, 2024, if there is no other impediment; urgent certified copy to be issued as per rules.