p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.32152 of 2024 Jalandhar Pandey ….. Petitioner Mr. S.K. Panda, Advocate -versus- The Union of India and others ..... Opp. Parties Mr. P.K. Parhi, D.S.G.I, Along with Mr. B. Maharana CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH Order No. ORDER 13.01.2025 01. This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode). Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Union of India. The petitioner has filed this writ petition with a prayer to direct the Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction), Competent Authority, Land Acquisition Special Railway Project, South Eastern Railway, p. 2 Jharsuguda, opp. party no.3, to consider the grievance of the petitioner by an order not to disburse the compensation amount to the beneficiaries till disposal of the C.S. no.188/2021 pending in the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Jharsuguda. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has filed a representation dated 26.10.2024 vide Annexure-3 before the Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction), Competent Authority, Land Acquisition Special Railway Project, South Eastern Railway, Jharsuguda, opp. party no.3, but he has not received any communication from the concerned Authority and therefore, a direction may be given to dispose of the same within a specified period. Learned counsel for the State has no objection to such submission. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, we dispose of the writ petition directing the Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction), Competent Authority, Land Acquisition Special Railway Project, South Eastern Railway, Jharsuguda, opp. party no.3, to take a decision on the representation filed by the petitioner vide Annexure-3 and pass appropriate order in accordance with law p. 3 within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order and communicate the result/order to the petitioner within a period of fifteen days thereafter. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( S.K. Sahoo) Judge (Chittaranjan Dash) Judge Rajesh Designation: Senior Stenographer