Kartik Chandra Sahoo v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) No. 4602 of 2025; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Dr. Justice S.K. Panigrahi; decided 20.02.2025; Kartik Chandra Sahoo v. State of Odisha & Ors.; encroacher challenging eviction notice dated 03.02.2025 (Annexure-6) by Tahasildar, Begunia in Encroachment Case No.9/2024; statutory/alternative remedy of appeal under Section 12(1) of the O.P.L.E. Act; Appellate Authority/Sub-Collector, Khordha; liberty to file appeal with condonation of delay and interim protection petitions within 15 working days; appellate hearing to conclude within three months; direction of no coercive action pending disposal of interim application; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition disposed of; Petitioner permitted to file an appeal under Section 12(1) of the O.P.L.E. Act before the Appellate Authority/Sub-Collector, Khordha within 15 working days, together with a petition for condonation of delay (if any) and a petition for interim protection; Appellate Authority to conclude hearing within three months of filing; no coercive action pursuant to the impugned Annexure-6 notice until the interim application is taken up.