Sukanta Kumar Swain v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha writ petition; Sukanta Kumar Swain vs State of Odisha & Ors.; W.P.(C) No.21702 of 2024; encroachment over Government land; request to direct Tahasildar, Bhadrak (OP No.4) to clear encroachment; petition disposed of without examining merits; petitioner instructed to file representation before Tahasildar within ten working days; Tahasildar to pass lawful order within two months; alternate-remedy redirection; bench: Dr. S.K. Panigrahi; decision date 20.09.2024; petitioner counsel Karunakar Rath; State counsel AGA Ch. Satyajit Mishra; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
No substantive adjudication; Petitioner directed to file a representation before the Tahasildar, Bhadrak (within ten working days), who must pass a lawful order in the matter within two months thereafter. ¶18