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Karunakar Parabhoi v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC18 Sept 2025WP(C)/14568/2025

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Petitioner challenged inaction on Section 28-A compensation application for land under the same acquisition notification as an earlier enhanced award. Court directed disposal by end of December 2025 and disbursement of dues by March 2026.

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Direction to dispose of Section 28-A application by end of December 2025 and disburse differential compensation by end of March 2026.

Karunakar Parabhoi Vs State of Odisha — Land Acquisition | Orissa HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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W.P.(C) No.14568 of 2025

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Karunakar Parabhoi …. Petitioner

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Mr.Dhananjaya Mund, Advocate

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-versus-

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State of Odisha and Others …. Opposite Parties

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Mr.Sibanarayan Biswal, Additional Standing Counsel

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CORAM:

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JUSTICE K.R. MOHAPATRA JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO

ORDER

18.09.2025

Order No.

1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

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The grievance of the Petitioner, in this writ application, is with regard to inaction of the Special Land Acquisition Officer & RRO, Lower Indra Irrigation Project, Khariar (Opposite Party No.3) in disposing of her application filed under section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, ‘the Act’).

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It is submitted by Mr. Mund, learned counsel for the Petitioner that LAR No.33 of 2019 of village Haripur in the District of Nuapada referred under section 18 of the Act was disposed of vide judgment dated 20^th April, 2024 enhancing the compensation. Since the land of the Petitioner was acquired under the same Notification No.57599 dated 05.12.2003 published under section 4(1) of the Act, the Petitioner filed an application under section 28A of the Act for redetermination of compensation for acquisition of his land in terms of the judgment passed in LAR No.33 of 2019. But, the said application was not disposed of within a reasonable

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time for which the Petitioner has approached this Court in the present writ petition.

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Considering the grievance of the Petitioner, this Court vide Order dated 18.07.2025 directed learned State Counsel to take instruction with regard to current status of the petition filed by the Petitioner under section 28-A of the Act.

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Upon receiving written instruction from the Opposite Party No.3, Mr. Biswal, learned Additional Standing Counsel submits that Government in the Department of Water Resources, Odisha, Bhubaneswar have been moved by the Opposite Party No.3 for sanction of the decreetal dues in LAR No.33 of 2019 vide Office Letter No.1629 dated 17.09.2025. The sanction of decreetal amount is awaited. After receipt of the sanction order in LAR No.33/2019, the case of the Petitioner will be processed. The Opposite Party No.3 is making a sincere endeavour for early disposal of the application under section 28-A of the Act. The written instruction of the Opposite Party No.3 vide Letter No.1629 dated 17.09.2025 filed by Mr. Biswal, learned Additional Standing Counsel is taken on record.

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Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, this Court without delving into the merit of the case of the Petitioner in the application filed under section 28-A of the Act, disposes of the writ petition with a direction that steps shall be taken by the Special Land Acquisition Officer & RRO, Khariar to dispose of the application filed by the Petitioner under section 28-A of the Act as expeditiously as possible, preferably by end of December, 2025 and the decision thereof be communicated to the Petitioner forthwith. The Opposite Party No.3 may also move the Government for early sanction of the deceetal amount in LAR

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No.33 of 2019. If it is held that the Petitioner is entitled to compensation in terms of LAR No.33 of 2019, then steps shall be taken to disburse the differential compensation along with other statutory dues by end of March, 2026.

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Issue urgent certified copy of this order on proper application.

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(K.R. Mohapatra) Judge

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(Savitri Ratho)

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Judge

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Himansu

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed Signed by: HIMANSU SEKHAR DASH Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 19-Sep-2025 16:49:19

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