Gouri Shankar Majhi v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition compensation; Section 28-A Land Acquisition Act 1894; L.A.R. No.18 of 2021 pending before Special Land Acquisition Officer, Lower Indra Irrigation Project, Khariar, District Nuapada; grievance of non-disposal/delay; writ direction for time-bound disposal within three months; communication of result to petitioner; disbursement of compensation within two months thereafter if application allowed and no legal impediment; disposed without expressing opinion on merits; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; decision dated 15.05.2025; Bench: S.K. Sahoo and S.S. Mishra, JJ.
What did the court decide?
Direction to opposite party No.3 (Special Land Acquisition Officer) to dispose of L.A.R. Case No.18 of 2021 in accordance with law within three months of production of a certified copy of the order and to communicate the result to the petitioner; if the Section 28-A application is allowed and there is no other legal impediment, compensation to be disbursed within two months thereafter.