Ritu Jha v. Directorate General of Civil Aviation
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; W.P.(C) No. 5592 of 2021; Ritu Jha v. Directorate General of Civil Aviation & Others; Biraja Prasanna Satapathy, J.; order dated 08.01.2026; writ petition disposed of; liberty to file fresh representation before Opp. Party No. 1 within three weeks; lawful decision within three months; compensation claim Rs. 3,91,00,000/-; insurance policy liability limit Rs. 10,00,000/-; DGCA; GATI; New India Assurance Company; Civil Aviation Requirements; Aircraft Act; writ of mandamus; certiorari; aircraft accident insurance; deceased life expectancy; last drawn salary; advocates V.S. Rakle, J.B. Mohanty (CGC), S.K. Mohanty, A. Behera.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief adjudicated or awarded; the Writ Petition was disposed of with liberty to the Petitioner to file a fresh representation before Opp. Party No. 1 within three weeks, and a direction that Opp. Party No. 1 take a lawful decision thereon within three months of receipt and communicate the order to the Petitioner.