The Orissa High Court has directed a Tahasildar to plant 50 trees on roadside upon finding that the government officer rushed to impose fine without giving an encroacher, who belongs to weaker section, opportunity to present her side.
One Mita Das had encroached 0.08 acre of government land and built a thatched house under jurisdiction of Kantapada revenue inspector circle. Tahasildar of Kakatpur in Puri district had fixed September 9, 2021 for hearing the case.
It is alleged even though the encroacher had appeared on the same date but in absence of any show-cause notice and without even giving an opportunity of hearing to the encroacher, the Tahasildar on the same day not only disposed of the proceeding but also came to impose penalty, says the Order passed by Justice Biswanath Rath, Judge Orissa High Court.
