JUDGMENT

A. K. PATNAIK, J. — The case of the petitioner is that he is a landless person and he applied to the Tahasildar, Boudh for grant of lease of land for homestead purpose in Boudh town. The said application was registered as U.L.S. Case No. 3/69 and by order dated 24.12.1974 lease of the land measuring Ac. 0.06 decimals in Plot No. 55, Sabik Hal Khata No. 1229 corresponding to Hal Plot No. 1495 and Hal Khata No. 1041 in Mouza Boudh town (Machhakhanda) District-Phulbani was granted in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner paid rent for the land and patta was issued in his favour. Settlement operation in the area was start¬ed in the year 1996 and Record of rights were published on 13.9.1996 and in the said record of rights, the aforesaid land was shown as Government land (Anabadi). In March 2002, the peti¬tioner came to know about the fact that in the record of rights published under the Orissa Survey and Settlement Act, 1958, the aforesaid land has been shown as Government land (Anabadi). He filed a Revision Petition No. 98/2001 on 25.5.2001 before the Commissioner, Land Reforms and Land Records, Orissa, Cuttack under Section 15 of the Orissa Survey and Settlement Act prayi