Khaga Nial v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Khaga Nial v. State of Odisha and others; W.P.(C) No.897 of 2025; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; decided 20.01.2025; Bench: S.K. Sahoo, Chittaranjan Dash; Section 28-A Land Acquisition Act 1894; L.A.R. Case No.16 of 2021; Special Land Acquisition Officer, Lower Indra Irrigation Project, Khariar, Nuapada; delay/non-disposal of land acquisition compensation application; direction to dispose within three months; disbursement of compensation within two months if allowed; writ petition disposed without opinion on merits.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Opposite Party No.3 to dispose of L.A.R. Case No.16 of 2021 in accordance with law within three months from production of a certified copy of the order and to communicate the result to the petitioner; if the Section 28-A application is allowed and no other legal impediment exists, compensation to be disbursed to the petitioner within two months thereafter.