Ajay Malik v. State of Odisha
Writ Petition (Disposed of) – Pendency of complaint before District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Ajay Malik v. State of Odisha & others, W.P.(C) No.29930 of 2025 (High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Dixit Krishna Shripad, J., 26.11.2025): writ petition concerning long pendency of the petitioner's complaint made to the Chief Minister and sent to the jurisdictional Collector, undisposed more than three months after the petitioner's appearance before the Collector on 06.08.2025. Petition disposed of: six weeks fixed for consideration of the grievance and intimation of the result to the petitioner; all contentions kept open; authorities may seek information/documents but delay not to be brooked; no costs. No statute or precedent cited; no impugned order challenged.
What did the court decide?
Six weeks prescribed for consideration of the petitioner's grievance and for informing the petitioner of the result; all contentions of the parties kept open; liberty to solicit information/documents without brooking delay; no costs.