Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd. vs State of Odisha

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2025 Supreme(Ori) 230

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA
Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioners:Mr. R.K.Mohanty, Sr.Advocate, Mr.D.Mohanty, Advocate
For the Respondent: Mr.Gyanalok Mohanty, S.C.

Table of Content
1. court's observation regarding the authority of the tahasildar. (Para 15 , 16)
2. court's main concluding legal reasoning. (Para 17)
3. summary of judgment and ruling. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21)

JUDGMENT :

ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA, J.

1. This writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed by the Petitioner- Company against the Opposite Parties praying for quashing (setting aside) an order dated 14.07.2015 (Annexure-1) passed in Mutation Appeal No.156 of 2012 by the Sub-Collector, Sadar, Cuttack (O.P. No.4).

2. The case of the Petitioner is that, an order for mutation of the case land was passed on dated 07.06.1990 (Annexure-2) in Mutation Case Nos. 455/86 and 615/90 by the Tahasildar, Tangi, Choudwar (O.P. No.5) for correction of the R.o.R. of the case land from the name of the Government to the name of the Petitioner- Company on the basis of the judgment and decree passed in T.S. No.189/76 and T.A. No.3/86 respectively.

In spite of passing of such order vide Annexure-2 by the Tahasildar, Tangi, Choudwar (O.P. No.5) in Mutation Case Nos.455/86 and 615/90 for correction of the R.o.R. of the case land from the name of the Government t