Prasantamayee Jena v. the State of Odisha
Writ Petition – Direction to statutory authority to accept filing
Case brief
What is this about?
Prasantamayee Jena v. State of Odisha & Ors., W.P.(C) No.18789 of 2024, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, order dated 23.08.2024 by Justice B.P. Routray. Petitioner's grievance: her petition was not accepted by the Assistant Settlement Officer. Held: writ petition disposed of with direction to Opposite Party No.2 (Assistant Settlement Officer, Rental Colony, At-Jobra, Cuttack) to accept the misc. case/petition and dispose of it in accordance with law within a reasonable period; no opinion expressed on merits. Counsel: Mr. S.K. Nayak for the Petitioner; Mr. S. Ghose, learned AGA for the State. No statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Assistant Settlement Officer, Rental Colony, At-Jobra, Cuttack (Opposite Party No.2) to accept the misc. case/petition filed by the Petitioner and dispose of the same in accordance with law within a reasonable period.