Orissa High Court
Pravash Kumar Mohanty vs State Of Odisha And Others .... Opp. ... on 8 July, 2021
Author: Biswajit Mohanty
Bench: Biswajit Mohanty
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
CRLMP No.937 of 2021
Pravash Kumar Mohanty .... Petitioner
Mr. S. Panda,
Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha and others .... Opp. Parties
Mr. P. Mohapatra,
Additional Standing Counsel
CORAM:
JUSTICE BISWAJIT MOHANTY
ORDER
Order No. 08.07.2021
02. Heard Mr. S. Panda, learned counsel on behalf of Mr. D.P. Dhal, leaned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Mohapatra, learned Additional Standing Counsel through video conferencing mode.
According to Mr. Panda, the grievance of the petitioner in this case pertains to non-registration of his complaint dated 04.06.2021 under Annexure-1 as F.I.R. by the I.I.C., Ersama Police Station (opposite party No.3) though the same reveals commission of cognizable offences. However, during course of hearing, he submits that liberty may be granted to the petitioner to move the Superintendent of Police, Jagatsinghpur (opposite party No.2) in the matter by filing a grievance petition and the said opposite party be directed to take a decision on such motion at an early date.
Considering the submissions made and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court grants liberty to the petitioner to file a grievance petition before opposite party // 2 // No.2 through registered post within a period of two weeks from today. In the event, such a petition is filed along with a copy of this order, the opposite party No.2 would do well to take a decision on the same in accordance with law keeping in mind the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Lalita Kumari Vs. State of U.P. & Others reported in AIR 2014 SC 187 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of such grievance petition and communicate the result of such exercise to the petitioner.
Accordingly, this CRLMP is disposed of.
Parties may utilize the soft copy of this order available in the High Court's Website or print out thereof at par with certified copy in the manner prescribed, vide Court's Notice No.4587 dated 25.03.2020 read with Notice No.4798 dated 15.04.2021.
J.Behera ( Biswajit Mohanty)
Judge
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