Sushila Majhi v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; W.P.(C) No. 8755 of 2025; Sushila Majhi v. State of Odisha & others; decided 07.04.2025 by Division Bench of S.K. Sahoo and Chittaranjan Dash, JJ. Petitioner aggrieved by non-disposal of the application under section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 arising out of L.A.R. No.21 of 2021 pending before the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Lower Indra Irrigation Project, Khariar, District Nuapada. Writ petition disposed of with direction to decide the 28-A application within three months of production of certified copy and, if allowed and free of legal impediment, to disburse compensation within two months thereafter; no opinion expressed on merits. Keywords: Section 28-A; Land Acquisition Act 1894; LAR; compensation; expeditious disposal; direction to statutory authority; writ disposed.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Opp. Party No.3 to dispose of the petitioner's 28-A application arising out of L.A.R. Case No.21 of 2021 in accordance with law within three months from the date of production of certified copy of the order and to communicate the result to the petitioner; if the application is allowed and there is no other legal impediment, compensation to be disbursed to the petitioner within two months thereafter; urgent certified copy ordered to be issued.