JUDGMENT

Dipak Misra, J.

The assailment in the instant appeal, by special leave, is to the legal acceptability of the judgment and order dated 29.11.2014 passed by the High Court of Orissa, Cuttack, in First Appeal No. 158 of 2001 whereby the learned Single Judge has set aside the judgment and decree dated 16.04.1999 and 21.04.1999 respectively passed by the learned Additional Civil Judge, Senior Division, Cuttack in T.S. No. 312 of 1991 wherein the learned trial Judge had decreed the suit of the plaintiff-appellant and permanently restrained the defendants, the State of Orissa and its functionaries, from disturbing the peaceful possession of the plaintiff-association over the suit land.

2. The facts which are essential to be exposited for the purpose of the present appeal are that the appellant-association was granted lease of land measuring acres 20.808 decimals appertaining to Sabik Settlement Plot No. 156 and portions of Plot Nos. 139, 143, 155 and 177 for the construction of a stadium. The lease deed was executed on 04.09.1949 and registered on 24.09.1949. After obtainin