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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.7490 of 2025 ..... Petitioners Represented By Adv. - Sukanta Kumar Nayak 1) Sisir Kumar Garnayak 2) Sanjaya Kumar Jora 3) Chandra Sekhar Pani 4) Ajaya Kumar Jora 5) Prasan Kumar Dhir 6) Aunlei Jora 7) Niranjan Mohanty 8) Prahlad Chandra Jora 9) Prafulla Chandra Jora 10) Prabodha Chandra Jora 11) Ajit Kumar Kuanra 12) Bhikari Charan Sahoo 13) Jitendra Mohanty 14) Jagannath Mohanty 15) Purna Chandra Mohanty 16) Narahari Mohanty 17) Sukanti Garnayak 18) Hari Dhira 19) Jhunu Dhira 20) Makar Ketan Garnayak 21) Balkrushna Garnayak 22) Abhi Behera 23) Joginath Sethi 24) Rushi Mohanty 25) Achutananda Mohanty 26) Sarat Kumar Mohanty 27) Rajendra Mohanty 28) Santosh Kumar Mohanty 29) Bidyadhar Mohanty 30) Sourav Mohanty 31) Antaryami Samal 32) Gumanti Samal 33) Dillip Kumar Samal 34) Bipra Samal 35) Santosh Samal 36) Parsuram Samal 37) Ganga Dhir 38) Harsa Kumar Samal 39) Bharat Samal 40) Jahnabi Dhir 41) Amuli Behera Page 1 of 6. 42) Bipin Bhoi 43) Prakash Chandra Barik 44) Kalandi Charan Samal 45) Tapoi Samal 46) Lokanath Bhoi 47) Saibani Garnayak 48) Biseswar Garnayak 49) Iswar Chandra Samal 50) Muralidhar Das 51) Pravakar Das 52) Mohan Das 53) Jiban Barik 54) Bairagi Sethi 55) Padmini Das 56) Nenkuri Barik 57) Mitu Barik 58) Mayadhar Mohanty 59) Arjuna Jora 60) Anupama Mohanty 61) Anupama Mohanty 62) Leelabati Keshari 63) Gitanjali Garnayak 64) Chaina Mohanty 65) Pratap Chandra Mohanty 66) Basanti Mohanty 67) Saswati Debata 68) Shephali Jora 69) Himansu Jora 70) Chittaranjan Jora 71) Gyana Ranjan Jora 72) Manoranjan Jora 73) Narayan Mohanty 74) Sujan Chandra Mohanty 75) Dillip Mohanty 76) Nrusingha Charan Mohanty 77) Murali Mohanty 78) Dulei Sahoo 79) Gokula Garnayak 80) Baikuntha Sethy 81) Mamata Samal 82) Basanti Garnayak 83) Rabindra Kumar Garnarak 84) Saroj Kumar Garnayak 85) Bidyadhar Garnayak Page 2 of 6. 86) Golekha Das 87) Mitu Sethy 88) Kaibalya Mohanty 89) Yashobanti Sethi 90) Gyani Dhir 91) Dandadhar Sethi 92) Jaladhar Sethi 93) Kalakar Bhoi 94) Ashok Das 95) Prasanna Barik 96) Charan Sethi 97) Dharanidhar Sethi 98) Chanchala Das 99) Bhaiga Bhoi 100) Dileswar Behera 101) Tapaneswar Mohanty 102) Chandra Behera 103) Banki Mohanty 104) Menji Mohanty 105) Paduka Dhir 106) Kalakar Sethy 107) Banabasi Bhoi 108) Doupradi Bhoi 109) Kanchan Barik 110) Pechi Behera 111) Girish Behera 112) Amulya Samal 113) Amruti Sethy 114) Rami Behera 115) Bhimsen Behera 116) Budhia Behera 117) Chandramani Sethi 118) Ashok Bhoi 119) Ananda Chandra Jora 120) Akula Samal 121) Kapila Samal 122) Yudhistir Samal 123) Sachala Jora 124) Parbati Jora 125) Bijayalaxmi Mohanty 126) Kuni Samal 127) Chili Jora 128) Arata Das 129) Duryodhan Naik Page 3 of 6. 130) Duryodhan Bhoi 131) Api Bhoi 132) Suresh Bhoi 133) Maya Bhoi 134) Pahali Behera 135) Dinabandhu Behera 136) Pratima Behera 137) Nekuri Behera 138) Jambabati Garnayak 139) Dolagobinda Garnayak 140) Khirod Chandra Garnayak 141) Bedi Jora 142) Panchu Behera 143) Laxmipriya Garnayak 144) Sarala Samal 145) Bahadul Das 146) Babula Sethi 147) Pradeep Dhir -versus- 1) State Of Odisha 2) The Director(r And P) And Ex- officio, Additional Secretary To Govt., Water Resources Department 3) The Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Northern Division 4) The Chief Engineer And Basin Manager, Brahmani Left Basin 5) The Collector Cum District Magistrate Angul .....
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Opposite Parties Represented By Adv. – Mr.D.K.Sahoo, AGA CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA Order No.
Decision
ORDER 18.03.2025 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners as well as learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State- Page 4 of 6. Opposite Parties. 3. The Petitioners have filed the present writ application with the following prayer: “It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon’ble Court may graciously be pleased to admit this writ application, call for the records, issue notice to the Opp.Parties and on hearing issue writ of mandamus directing the Opp.Parties to extend the ex-gratia compensation under the provisions of Orissa Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Projects Affected persons Policy, 1994, which ex-gratia compensation benefits already paid to the similar displaced people of Subarnarekha Irrigation Project within a stipulated time. And pass any other order/orders as would be deem fit and proper as facts and circumstances of the case.” 4. In course of hearing of the writ application, learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that the Petitioners, ventilating their grievance, have submitted representation before the Director (R&P) & Ex-Officio, Additional Secretary to Government, Department of Water Resources Department, Opposite Party No.2 under Annexure-5. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioners that the said representation is still pending as of now. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioners that a direction be issued to the Opposite Party No.2 to consider the representation of the Petitioners under Annexure-5 within a stipulated period of time. 5. Learned Additional Standing Counsel submits that he has no objection if the representation of the Petitioners is Page 5 of 6. considered by the Opposite Party No.2, which is stated to be pending, in accordance with law within a stipulated period of time. 6. Considering the limited nature of grievance of the Petitioners, the writ application is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the Opposite Party No.2 to consider the representation of the Petitioners under Annexure-5 keeping in view the Rehabilitation and Resettlement applicable to the facts of the petitioner’s case as well as Annexures-2 and 4, within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. The Opposite Party No.2 shall do well to dispose of the representation of the Petitioners under Annexure-5 by passing a speaking and reasoned order. The decision so taken by the Opposite Party No.2 be also communicated to the Petitioners within ten days thereafter. 7. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ application stands disposed of. 8. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules. RKS ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Page 6 of 6. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: RAMESH KUMAR SINGH Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 20-Mar-2025 17:34:29