Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack
Order Date: 15 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Ina Mohanty, represented by Ms. A. Mukherji, filed W.P.(C) No.33225 of 2024 seeking: (i) direction to the State of Odisha to hand over a gravel pathway to the Public Works Department (PWD) for construction of a pucca road; (ii) direction to the Odisha State Housing Board (OSHB) to refrain from interfering with the usage of the gravel road passage by the petitioner and neighboring property owners, noting prior approval and no objection; (iii) any other relief deemed fit by the Court.
- Opposite parties: State of Odisha and OSHB, represented by Mr. S. Das, ASC.
- The matter was taken up in hybrid (virtual/physical) mode before Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy.
Final Outcome
- The Court granted liberty to the petitioner to file a detailed representation, enclosing all relevant documents and citations, before OSHB within three weeks from the order date.
- OSHB was directed to consider the representation and issue a lawful decision within three months of receipt, and to communicate that decision to the petitioner within the same period.
- With these directions, the writ petition was disposed of.
Topics: Infrastructure, Legal Procedure