the present case, further taking note of the order passed by the learned Single Judge Bench in Bidulata Sahoo vs. Sate of Odisha and others which was confirmed in Writ Appeal bearing W.A. No.636 of 2024 vide order dated 02.07.2024 , this Court observes that the factual background of the present case was taken up for scrutiny before this Court in the previous round of litigation, and the facts involved in that case are identical to the case of the present petitioner who belongs to the same locality. In the present writ application initially an amount of Rs.3,200/was paid admitting the damage caused to the property of the petitioner. However, subsequently the same was denied, and the ground that has been taken while denying the payment of the balance ex-gratia compensation amount to the petitioner has already been dealt with by the coordinate bench of this Court in W.P.(C) No.24500 of 2023 and the view taken by the learned co-ordinate bench has already been upheld by the Division bench in the abovenoted judgment. Therefore, there is no occasion to take a view differing from that which has already been taken by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court and confirmed by the Division bench. In such view of the matter, the present writ application is disposed of in terms of the order passed in W.A. No.636 of 2024 dated 02.07.2024. Accordingly, the writ application is disposed of by directing the Opposite parties to pay the balance ex-gratia compensation amount of Rs.91,900/to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of communication of a certified copy of today’s order.
