Dr Laxmidhar Biswal v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court disposed of PIL being W.P.(C) PIL No.19271 of 2025 filed by Dr.Laxmidhar Biswal against the State of Odisha and others (order dated 06.01.2026; Coram: Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Murahari Sri Raman). Petition sought mandamus for stoppage of construction and removal of encroachers from Gochar/grazing land encroached by several persons without following the process of law. Grievance held redressed as stoppage order already issued and encroachment proceeding initiated; authorities directed to conclude the proceeding expeditiously. Keywords: Gochar land, encroachment, grazing land, government land, encroachment proceeding, disposal of writ petition.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions to the authorities to bring the encroachment proceeding to its logical conclusion as expeditiously as possible; the mandamus sought was not separately issued, the Court holding the grievance already redressed.