Malaya Kumar Bisoyi v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, W.P.(C) No.21598 of 2024, decided 03.09.2024 by Dr. Justice S.K. Panigrahi. Petitioners Malaya Kumar Bisoyi & Ors. challenged initiation of OPP Cases Nos.8/2024, 11/2024, 14/2024, 16/2024, 29/2024, 33/2024, 34/2024, 35/2024 and 36/2024 (notice dated 03.08.2024, Estate Officer-cum-Additional Tahasildar, Berhampur). Objections filed and pending; petition not entertained on merits; directions issued for disposal within two months and interim stay of coercive/eviction action. Disposed of. Keywords: eviction proceedings, OPP Cases, Estate Officer, alternative remedy pending, interim protection, time-bound disposal.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of: authority directed to decide the pending OPP Cases within two months of presentation of an authenticated copy of the order, and interim protection that no coercive action be taken against the Petitioners pursuant to the eviction notice till such disposal.