Mukunda Nag @ Makunda Rout v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 28-A Land Acquisition Act 1894 application; L.A.R. No.21 of 2021; Special Land Acquisition Officer, Lower Indra Irrigation Project, Khariar, District-Nuapada; non-disposal of acquisition compensation enhancement application; time-bound direction to dispose within three months; communication of result to claimant; disbursement of compensation within two months if allowed without legal impediment; expeditious disposal of land acquisition reference; writ petition disposed without merits; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; hybrid hearing; urgent certified copy.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Opposite Party No.3 to dispose of the section 28-A application arising out of L.A.R. Case No.21 of 2021 in accordance with law within three months of production of the certified copy of the order, to communicate the result to the petitioner, and, if the application is allowed without any other legal impediment, to disburse the compensation amount within two months thereafter; urgent certified copy ordered.