ORDER

06.9.2005 — Heard Mr. Panda, learned counsel for the petition¬er and Mr. P. K. Mohanty, learned Addl. Government Advocate.

The petitioner in this writ application calls in question the order dated 31.3.1998 passed by the Addl. District Magis¬trate, Khurda in Revision Case No.137 of 1998, annexed to the writ application as Annexure-3.

The petitioner is the son of original lessee late Adhikari Pradhan. On an application made by said late Adhikari Pradhan to the Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar W.L. Case No. 878 of 1972 was regis¬tered and after following due procedure of law, lease of a land measuring an area of Ac. 0.835 decimals of land situated in sabik plot No.238 under Khata No.95 of village Dalua was settled in favour of the said late Adhikari Pradhan by order dated 20.9.1973.

From the impugned order under Annexure-3, it appears that as in a Public Interest Litigation, this Court directed to find out an scrutiny as to whether Government land has been leased out on Bhubaneswar by playing fraud on the authorities by any lessee and if it is found that any lease is granted by commission of fraud, necessary steps should be taken to cancel the same, Revi¬sion Case No.137 of 1998 was ini