Pawan Kumar Agrawal v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, W.P.(C) No. 9889 of 2025, decided 17.04.2025 by S.K. Sahoo and Chittaranjan Dash, JJ. — writ petition by alleged encroachers of Railway land (Khata No.473, Plot No. 1242, Titilagarh, Sirbhata Pada Chowk, Titlagarh, Dist. Balangir) seeking disposal of representation (Annexure-3) and benefits under RFCTLA R & R Act, 2013 and RR Policy; held not a land-acquisition case; first representation already disposed by speaking order dated 09.02.2023 following order dated 23.12.2022 in W.P.(C) No.35998 of 2022; second representation not maintainable; no documentary proof of demolition of structure/felling of fruit-bearing trees without compensation; petition dismissed. Counsel: K.K. Patel for petitioners; J. Pani, CGC for Union of India.
What did the court decide?
It is not a case of land acquisition; the Petitioners appear to have encroached Railway land and were residing there unauthorizedly.