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Pramod Panda v. the State of Odisha

Orissa HC29 Jul 2025WP(C)/8751/2020

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Orissa High Court writ petition W.P.(C) No. 8751 of 2020, Pramod Panda v. State of Odisha and others, decided 29.07.2025 by Justices K.R. Mohapatra and Savitri Ratho; land acquisition award by opposite party No.3; prayer for referral to competent civil court under Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894; Petition Misc. Case No.l of 2013; disposed of as infructuous after awarded amount was released; listed in Special Mediation Drive-Mediation 'For the Nation'; advocates Biswa Prakash Dhal (petitioner), Siba Narayan Biswal (Opp. Party Nos.1-3), Sabyasachi Mishra (Opp. Party No.4).

What did the court decide?

Since the awarded amount had already been released and the matter had become infructuous, the writ petition was disposed of as infructuous. ¶29

Pramod Panda Vs the State of Odisha — Land Acquisition | Orissa HC (2025)

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Digitally Signed Signed by: MADHUSMITA SAHOO Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, C utta ck Date: 30-Jul-2025 10:18:55

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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W.P.(C) No. 8751 OF 2020

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Pramod Panda

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…. Petitioner

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Mr. Biswa Prakash Dhal, Advocate

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-versus-

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State of Odisha and others

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Opp. Parties

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Mr. Siba Narayan Biswal, Additional Standing Counsel (For Opp. Party Nos.1 to 3)

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Mr. Sabyasachi Mishra, Advocate (For Opp. Party No.4)

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CORAM:

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JUSTICE K.R. MOHAPATRA JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO

ORDER

Order No.

29.07.2025

1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

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This matter is listed in the Special Cause List prepared for the purpose of Special Mediation Drive-Mediation ‘For the Nation’.

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This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:

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“ It is therefore prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to admit the writ application, call for the records from the learned court below and issue notices to the opposite parties as to why the award passed by the learned opposite party No.3 shall not be referred to the competent civil court under section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and on their failure to show cause or showing insufficient cause, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus with a direction to the opposite party No.3 to refer the Petition Misc. Case No.l of 2013 to the competent civil court for proper

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed Signed by: MADHUSMITA SAHOO Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, C utta ck Date: 30-Jul-2025 10:18:55

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adjudication of the matter and may further be pleased to pass such other / further order or orders, direction directions or issue appropriate writ(s), or in the facts and circumstances of the present case.

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And for this act of kindness the petitioner, as in duty bound shall ever pray.”

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Mr. Dhal, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that in the meantime, awarded amount has already been released. Hence, the matter has become infructuous. He also files a memo in support of his submission in Court, which is taken on record.

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