IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.36122 of 2025 Bilash Kumari Choudhury …. Petitioner(s) Mr. J.S. Samal, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and antoher …. Opp. Party(s) Mr. Debraj Mohanty, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 17.04.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, seeking the following relief:- “The Petitioner therefore prays that your Lordships would be graciously pleased to admit this writ petition, call for the records and after hearing the parties directing the op. no.2 for expeditious disposal of LI case No.10/2025 pending before the Tahasildar, Baripada.” 3. The petitioner in the present petition is seeking a direction to the opposite party No.2-Tahasildar, Baripada for early disposal of the L.I. case No.10/2025. 4. Free, fair and speedy justice is not only a constitutional right but also a statutory right of the citizens. Therefore, the prayer made by the petitioner for early disposal of L.I. case No.10/2025 pending before the opposite party No.2 deserves merit to be attended. It is also the bounden duty of the authority concerned to dispose of the matter in a time bound manner so as to avoid undue prolongation. It is also true that the boards of the authority are full, alive to the said fact, this Court expects the authority to do well to see that the L.I. case No.10/2025 is disposed of as expeditiously as possible without entertaining unnecessary request of adjournments by either parties. It is also expected that the petitioner and all other contesting parties shall extend every cooperation to the opposite party No.2 for early disposal of the case. This Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. 5. With this observation, the writ petition is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Swarna