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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
Sashikanta Mishra
Omkarnand Purohit – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent
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| 1. first appellate court evaluated lease validity under land laws. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 2. arguments for and against the validity of the lease transaction. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 3. lambardar's lease authority was challenged based on land classification. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. appeal dismissed due to lack of valid title. (Para 14) |
JUDGMENT :
Sashikanta Mishra, J.
The plaintiff is the appellant against a reversing judgment. The suit filed by the plaintiff for declaration of his right, title, interest and confirmation of possession in respect of the schedule land was decreed by the trial Court but reversed and dismissed by the first appellate Court.
2. The plaintiff’s case, briefly stated, is that one Ramprasad Guru being the Lambardar Gountia of village Pandloi in the district of Sambalpur executed a registered permanent lease deed bearing No. 372 dated 22.11.1924 in favour of Haragovind Purohit, a minor represented by his father guardian Achyutanand Purohit and delivered possession of the land. Said land pertains to Dewan Settlement Plot Nos. 1, 2, 3, 8,340, 342 and 353 which correspond to Hamid Settlement Plot Nos. 1, 514 and 527, the total extent of land being Ac. 47.14 decimals. The mino
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