Subash Chandra Pani v. the Competent Authority Cum Land Acquisition Officer, Nh, Khurda
Land acquisition compensation – disbursal
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; W.P.(C) No.31146 of 2024; Subash Chandra Pani versus The Competent Authority-cum-Land Acquisition Officer, NH, Khurda; NHAI; NHLA Case No.61 of 2014 (A); order dated 20.02.2023 of learned District Judge, Khurda at Bhubaneswar (Annexure-1); disbursement of land acquisition compensation; documents called for by order dated 30.09.2023; no documents filed; no objection by Opposite Party/NHAI; disposal with conditional direction; appearance before authority fixed for 22.12.2025; compliance preferably within one month; bench of Justice K.R. Mohapatra and Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra; order dated 15.12.2025; urgent certified copy as per rules.
What did the court decide?
Conditional direction: upon the Petitioner appearing before the Competent Authority-cum-Land Acquisition Officer, NH, Khurda on 22nd December, 2025 with relevant documents, necessary steps are to be taken to comply with the District Judge, Khurda (Bhubaneswar) order dated 20.02.2023 in NHLA Case No.61 of 2014 (A) as expeditiously as possible, preferably within one month thereafter.