Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 11601 Ori
Judgement Date : 22 December, 2025
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed
Signed by: ROJALIN NAYAK
Designation: JUNIOR STENOGRAPHER
Reason: Authentication
Location: HIGH COURT OF ORISSA, CUTTACK
Date: 23-Dec-2025 13:28:30
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C). NO.36562 OF 2025
Phaganu Parabhue .... Petitioner
Mr. Bijaya Kumar Behera (1), Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha and others .... Opp. Parties
Mr. Siba Narayan Biswal,
Additional Standing Counsel
CORAM:
JUSTICE K.R. MOHAPATRA
JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO
ORDER
Order No. 22.12.2025
01. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.
2. Petitioner in this writ petition prays for the following relief:
" Under the afore stated circumstances narrated here in above the petitioners most humbly prays more fully that, this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to admit this writ application, issue Rule of NISI calling upon the Opp. parties to show cause.
A. As to why the impugned estimate of decretal dues of Rs. 8,76,706/- as has been awarded/calculated by the Special L.A.O-cum-R.R.O, Khariar, while disposing of the application under Section 28-A of L.A. Act, filed by the petitioner for Re-determination of the amount of compensation on the basis of the award/judgment dated 24.09.2018 passed by the learned Senior Civil Judge, Nuapada, in L.A.R. Case No. 50/2018, under Annexure-7 shall not be interfered with and held as illegal, improper, unjust and quashed, and, B. As to why the opposite parties more particularly opposite party no. 3 shall not be directed to recalculate and re-estimate the decretal dues as has been calculated and estimated as per the judgment dated 24.09.2018 passed by the learned Senior Civil Judge, Nuapada, in L.A.R. Case No. 50/2018 in village Haripur, under Annexure-4, and, C. And as to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deem fit and proper.
Designation: JUNIOR STENOGRAPHER
Location: HIGH COURT OF ORISSA, CUTTACK Date: 23-Dec-2025 13:28:30
And on their failure to show cause or showing in sufficient cause, this Hon'ble Court be pleased to make the said RULE absolute by way of issuing appropriate writ or writs, order or orders in the facts and circumstances of the present case.
And for this act of your lordships kindness the petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray."
3. Mr. Behera, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that at the time of redetermination of compensation under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity 'the Act'), the Collector did not keep in mind the judgment dated 24th September, 2018 passed by learned Civil Judge, (Senior Division), Nuapada in LAR No.50 of 2018, though the application under Section 28-A of the Act was filed pursuant to the said judgment.
4. In course of hearing, Mr. Behera, learned counsel for the Petitioner prays for withdrawal of the writ petition to avail the remedy by filing an application in terms of Section 28(3) of the Act to refer the matter to the Civil Court for enhancement of compensation.
5. Mr. Biswal, learned Additional Standing Counsel does not have any objection to the same.
6. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with an observation that the petitioner, if so advised, may avail the remedy under Section 28(3) of the Act for redressal of his grievances.
(K.R. Mohapatra)
Judge
(Savitri Ratho)
Rojalin Judge
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