Amos Nayak v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court writ petition W.P.(C) 23571/2024 (Amos Nayak v. State of Odisha & Ors.), Dr. Justice S.K. Panigrahi, order dated 24.09.2024, disposed of. Challenge to encroachment-related notice dated 26.07.2024 by Tahasildar, Baliguda (O.P. No. 4); petitioner redirected to statutory appeal under Section 12(1) of the Odisha Prevention of Land Encroachment Act, 1972 before Sub-Collector/Appellate Authority, Baliguda, to be filed within one week; appellate authority to act immediately and decide interim relief; interim protection via direction that no coercive action be taken against petitioner until appellate authority takes up the case. No cases cited; merits expressly not gone into.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of by redirecting the petitioner to file an appeal under Section 12(1) of the Odisha Prevention of Land Encroachment Act, 1972 before the Appellate Authority/Sub-Collector, Baliguda within one week, with immediate handling of the appeal and interim relief by that authority, and no coercive action against the petitioner until the appellate authority takes up the case.