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Kamkala Majhi v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC20 Mar 2026WP(C)/8053/2026

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What is this about?

Non-payment of final bill; Mate; C.C. Road construction; Palasgam Gram Panchayat; Jharigam Panchayat Samiti; Nabarangpur; Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department; writ petition disposed with liberty to make representation to Collector & District Magistrate; expeditious disposal after opportunity of hearing; alternative remedy; no view on merits; High Court of Orissa; single judge (V. Narasingh); 20.03.2026.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with liberty to the Petitioner to move Opposite Party No.2 (Collector & District Magistrate, Nabarangpur) within four weeks, enclosing the writ petition and this order; Opposite Party No.2 to dispose of the representation expeditiously after affording an opportunity of hearing. ¶20

Kamkala Majhi Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether non-payment of the final bill for construction of C.C. Road in Palasgam Gram Panchayat, despite the bill having been prepared by the BDO and counter-signed by the Panchayat Samiti, gives rise to a cause of action actionable before this Court.

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Court's answer

Liberty is granted to the Petitioner to move Opposite Party No.2, Collector & District Magistrate, Nabarangpur, ventilating his grievance regarding non-payment of the final bill, within four weeks, enclosing the copy of the writ petition and this Court's order.

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Ratio / Principle

If such representation is made, Opposite Party No.2 shall dispose of it expeditiously after giving the Petitioner an opportunity of hearing.

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Key takeaways

This Court has not expressed any view on the veracity of the claim in the writ petition; the merits are expressly left open to the authority to be approached.obiter¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (W.P.(C) No.8053 of 2026, High Court of Orissa, V. Narasingh J., 20.03.2026): Kamkala Majhi, a Mate, sought payment of the final bill for construction of a C.C. Road in Palasgam Gram Panchayat, the bill having been prepared by the Block Development Officer, Jharigam Panchayat Samiti (OP No.4) and counter-signed by the Panchayat Samiti. The State contended the Petitioner had not first ventilated his grievance before the authorities. The Court disposed of the petition granting liberty to the Petitioner to submit his grievance to Opposite Party No.2, Collector & District Magistrate, Nabarangpur, within four weeks along with a copy of the writ petition and the Court's order; the Collector was directed to dispose of the representation expeditiously after giving the Petitioner an opportunity of hearing. The Court expressly recorded that it had expressed no view on the veracity of the claim. No statute or precedent was cited.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.8053 of 2026

Kamkala Majhi

Petitioner

Mr. A. Das, Advocate

-versus-

1. State of Odisha, …. Opposite Parties represented by its Commissioner-cumSecretary to Govt. of Odisha, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, Bhubaneswar 2. Collector & District Magistrate, Nabarangpur 3. CDO-cum-EO, Jilla Parishad, Nabarangpur 4. Block Development Officer, Jharigam Panchayat Samiti, Nabarangpur

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Mr. P.K. Ray, AGA

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CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH ORDER

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20.03.2026

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Order No.

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01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

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The grievance of the Petitioner who is a Mate is non-payment as per of the final bill relating to construction of C.C. Road in Palasgam Gram Panchayat.

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It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that in view of Annexure-6, the final bill having been prepared by the Block Development

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Officer, Jharigam Panchayat Samiti, NabarangpurOpposite Party No.4 and being counter signed by the Panchayat Samiti in question, inaction in the matter of payment gives rise to cause of action, to move this Court.

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Per contra, learned counsel for the State submits that admittedly the Petitioner has not ventilated his grievance before the authorities. Hence, on that score alone, the writ petition is liable to be rejected.

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Considering the rival submissions, liberty is granted to the Petitioner to move the Opposite Party No.2-Collector & District Magistrate, Nabarangpur ventilating his grievance relating to non-payment of the final bill within a period of four weeks hence enclosing the copy of the writ petition along with the order passed by this Court.

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In the event such a representation is made, the Opposite Party No.2 shall do well to dispose of the same expeditiously after giving an opportunity of hearing to the Petitioner.

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It is needless to state that this Court has not expressed any view regarding the veracity of the claim in the writ petition.

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Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed Signature Not Verified of.

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Digitally Signed Signed by: AYESHA ROUT Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, C utta ck Date: 20-Mar-2026 19:54:16 (V. NARASINGH)

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Ayesha

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