Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, W.P.(C) No.2447 of 2025, disposed 10.03.2025 (S.K. Sahoo & Savitri Ratho). Indu Mohanty v. State of Odisha & others. Land acquired for Subarnarekha Irrigation Project (Haripur distributor, Rupsa Distributory); petitioner claimed compensation at bench mark valuation Rs.1,59,72,000/- per acre or reference under section 64 of the Fair Compensation Act, 2013 (application dated 30.05.2022, Annexure-3) before Collector, Mayurbhanj. Petition disposed of with liberty to pursue the reference application filed 01.03.2025; no quantum determined. Keywords: land acquisition compensation, S.64 reference, Collector Mayurbhanj, writ disposed with liberty.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to pursue the application filed on 1st March 2025 before opposite party no.3 (the Collector, Mayurbhanj) for reference of her case to the Authority; urgent certified copy as per Rules.