p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.32876 of 2024 Tusharkanta Pradhan and another ….. Petitioners Mr. K.A. Guru, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others ..... Opp. Parties Mr. Aurobinda Mohanty, Addl. Standing Counsel 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 petitioners and learned counsel for the State of Odisha. The petitioners have filed this writ petition with a prayer to direct the opposite parties to consider this representation and to appointment to the petitioner, the land oustee, under the Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme as prepared by him in the year 1991 within a stipulated period. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that highlighting the grievances, the petitioners have submitted a p. 2 representation under Annexure-8 before the Collector, Angul, opp. party no.2, but they have not received any communication from the concerned Authority relating to the status of the representation 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 Collector, Angul, opp. party no.2, to take a decision on the representation filed by the petitioners vide Annexure-8 and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order and communicate the result/decision taken thereon to the petitioners within two weeks thereafter. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per rules. ( S.K. Sahoo) Judge (Chittaranjan Dash) Judge Rajesh Designation: Senior Stenographer