Bhawani Sankar Nanda v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) No.6200 of 2025, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Dr. Justice S.K. Panigrahi, order dated 11.03.2025: encroacher Bhawani Sankar Nanda challenged show-cause/eviction notice dated 10.01.2025 (Annexure-9) of Zonal Deputy Commissioner, South East Zone, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation while his Appeal No.1 of 2024 was pending before the Secretary, Urban and Housing Development Department; Court ordered conclusion of the appeal within one month and restraint on coercive action till its conclusion; petition disposed without merits opinion. Keywords: eviction, encroachment, show cause notice, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, pending appeal, no coercive action, time-bound disposal of appeal.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Secretary, Urban and Housing Development Department/Opposite Party No.1 to conclude Appeal No.1 of 2024 within one month from presentation of an authenticated copy of the order, and interim restraint that no coercive action be taken against the Petitioner pursuant to the notice dated 10.01.2025 (Annexure-9) till conclusion of the appeal proceeding; Writ Petition disposed of without expressing opinion on merits.