Sankarsan Das v. the Collector, Bhadrak.
Writ petition (public cause) – encroachment of Government land
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) No.3118 of 2025, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, decided 12.02.2025 by Arindam Sinha, ACJ and M.S. Sahoo, J. Petitioner Sankarsan Das sought interference against encroachment of Government land (representation dated 11.10.2024); State submitted enquiry ordered by Collector, encroachers identified, encroachment cases to be initiated. Court directed opposite party no.2 to inform petitioner of particulars and initiation of encroachment cases within six weeks; writ petition disposed of. Keywords: encroachment, Government land, Tahasildar enquiry, representation, disposal of writ petition.
What did the court decide?
Direction to opposite party no.2 to intimate to the petitioner the particulars of encroachment cases to be initiated and their initiation, within six weeks of communication of the certified copy of the order and annexure-1 series.