JUDGMENT

BISWANATH RATH, J. - Heard Shri B. Panigrahi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Shri K.K. Mishra, learned Addl. Government Advocate appearing for the State. In spite of appearance of a set of Counsel on behalf of opposite party No.2, nobody is present at the time of hearing.

2. This writ petition is filed challenging the orders at Annexures-4 and 5 passed by the appellate authority as well as the revisional authority involving the proceeding under Section 23 of the Orissa Land Reforms Act.

3. Short background involving the case is that the petitioner being the owner of the land sought for permission for sale of land mentioned herein from the competent authority under Section 22 of the Orissa Land Reforms Act (for short ‘the OLR Act’) for sale of the land specified herein and vide Annexure-1 the Sub-Divisional Officer while allowing the application granted permission to the petitioner to sell the land involved therein in favour of Ashok Kumar Bose at a cost not less than Rs.17,000/- by his order dated 19.05.1982. Vide Annexure-2 a certificate of permission was also issued, but however the certificate did not disclose the name of the buyer. After three years t