Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; WP(C) No.1578 of 2026; Arati Swain v. State Of Odisha; single bench of Ananda Chandra Behera, J.; order dated 19.01.2026; writ petition disposed of finally; direction to Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Balasore (OP No.2) to decide petitioner's pending representation dated 29.09.2025 within fifteen days; opportunity of being heard to petitioner and others; result to be intimated to petitioner; Registry to communicate order immediately; no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of finally with a direction to the Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Balasore (Opposite Party No.2) to dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 29.09.2025 within fifteen days of communication of the order, after giving the petitioner and others, if any, an opportunity of being heard, and to intimate the result to the petitioner; Registry to communicate the order immediately; urgent certified copy on proper application.