IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No. 32522 of 2025

Budhia Naik & others … Petitioners

Mr. H.K. Mohanta, Advocate

-versus-

State of Odisha & others … Opposite Parties

Mr. Manmaya Kumar Dash, Additional Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE K.R. MOHAPATRA

JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH

ORDER

Order No. 08.01.2026

03. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2. The grievance of the Petitioners in this Writ Application is with regard to the inaction of the Collector, Mayurbhanj, in referring the applications filed by the Petitioners filed on 30.05.2025 and 02.06.2025 (Annexures-4 and 6 respectively) to the Authority under Section 64 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and

Resettlement Act, 2013 (for brevity, ‘the Act’).

3. Mr. Mohanta, learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that Plot No.31 and 47 of Khata No.61 situated in village Takadida under Rasgopbindpur Tahasil in the district Mayurbhanj was acquired under the provisions of the Act. It is submitted that out of the aforesaid two plots, the Petitioners had alienated Ac.1.38 dec. to the School and Mass Education Department for construction of the school,

but the rest of the property