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Maheswar Mukhi v. Sub Collector,(Maintenance Tribunal ), Keonjhar

Orissa HC10 Jul 2026WP(C)/16458/2026

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What is this about?

Speedy justice Article 21 Constitution of India; pending application Section 22 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007; direction to Sub Collector (Maintenance Tribunal), Keonjhar to initiate and close proceeding within three months; writ petition disposed at admission stage; Maheswar Mukhi; Chittaranjan Dash; W.P.(C) No.16458 of 2026; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack.

What did the court decide?

Opposite Party No.1 directed to initiate the proceeding under the Petitioner's pending application and close it within an outer limit of three (03) months; a free copy of the order to be supplied to learned counsel for the State for onward transmission to Opposite Party No.1 for compliance. ¶14

Maheswar Mukhi Vs Sub Collector,(Maintenance Tribunal ), Keonjhar — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Opposite Party No.1 should be directed to initiate and conclude the proceeding arising from the Petitioner's pending application under Section 22 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 within a stipulated period.

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Court's answer

Right to speedy justice is the mandate of law, a right enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, which every authority under law is bound to act upon.

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Ratio / Principle

Disposing of the writ petition at the stage of admission, in the absence of any serious objection by the learned counsel for the State, the Court directed Opposite Party No.1 to initiate the proceeding and close the same within a reasonable period, with an outer limit of three (03) months.

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W.P.(C) No.16458 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, decided 10.07.2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Chittaranjan Dash (Maheswar Mukhi v. Sub Collector (Maintenance Tribunal), Keonjhar & others). The Petitioner's application under Section 22 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 was pending before the appropriate authority with no further proceedings taken. Holding that the right to speedy justice is the mandate of law enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and noting the absence of serious objection by the learned counsel for the State, the Court disposed of the writ petition at the admission stage, directing Opposite Party No.1 to initiate the proceeding and close it within a reasonable period, in an outer limit of three (03) months, and ordered supply of a free copy of the order to the State counsel for transmission for compliance.

Maheswar Mukhi v. Sub Collector,(Maintenance Tribunal ), Keonjhar

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