Meerarani Rana v. State of Odisha
Case brief
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Orissa High Court, Cuttack; W.P.(C) No. 10427 of 2025; order dated 28.07.2025; Bench: Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Murahari Sri Raman. Petitioner Meerarani Rana sought enforcement of an eviction order dated 12.08.2014 passed by the Tahasildar, Udala against opposite party No.5 for illegal/unauthorized construction on gochar land never settled in his favour; annexed letters sought police assistance. Held: final orders passed under statutory provisions must be implemented within a reasonable time absent a statutory time-line; encroacher cannot benefit from official apathy. Directions: competent authority to remove opposite party No.5 immediately (subject to any interdicting order by a competent forum), police to assist and cooperate, completion within three months of communication. Prayer raising a purely civil dispute held outside writ jurisdiction. Petition disposed of. Keywords: gochar land, encroachment removal, execution/implementation of eviction order, Tahasildar, Odisha, police assistance, three-month timeline, writ court scope.