Pitambar Majhi v. Alok Kar,Addl. Secy. ,Dept. of W.R, Odisha
High Court of Orissa at Cuttack – CONTC No.195 of 2025 – Order dated 12.02.2025
Case brief
What is this about?
Second contempt petition held not maintainable and dropped; underlying order dated 17.05.2023 in W.P.(C) No.15425 of 2023 granted liberty to apply to Special L.A.O./Special Land Acquisition Officer, Khariar (Lower Indra Irrigation Project) for early disposal of petition under Section 28-A of the L.A. Act, 1894; first contempt petition CONTC No.744 of 2024 disposed 09.04.2024; compliance order dated 06.04.2024 by Special L.A. & R.R.O.; higher compensation; judgment of Senior Civil Judge, Nuapada in L.A.R. No.184 of 2010; petitioner Pitambar Majhi; Department of Water Resources, Odisha.
What did the court decide?
This Court held that the second contempt petition is not maintainable, since while disposing of W.P.(C) No.15425 of 2023 liberty had already been granted to the petitioner to move the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Khariar for early disposal of the petition under section 28-A of the L.A. Act, 1894; the contempt petition was accordingly dropped.