Guruprasad Patra v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court Cuttack; W.P.(C) No.4861 of 2026; Justice V. Narasingh; order 12.02.2026; Guruprasad Patra, Bipin Bihari Patra, Ramesh Chandra Patra, Ranjita Nayak vs State of Odisha, Collector Bhadrak, Superintendent Engineer, Executive Engineer Lift Irrigation Division Bhadrak OLIC; Shyamsundar Pani Panchayat; tubewell location grievance; uncommunicated Executive Engineer decision; RTI information 14.11.2025 Annexure-3; complaint to Collector 08.12.2025; inaction; writ disposed; six-week direction to Collector; hearing to petitioner; interim order liberty; Odisha Pani Panchayat Act 2002 Chapter VI settlement of disputes; Section 27 appeals; counsel S.B. Mohanty; AGA P.K. Ray.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: (i) Collector, Bhadrak (OP-2) to decide the complaint of 08.12.2025 within six weeks of receipt of the order and writ petition, after hearing one Petitioner or his authorised representative; (ii) Petitioner to serve a copy of the order and writ petition on OP-2 within one week of upload; (iii) Collector at liberty to pass any interim order as deemed fit to address the grievance.