IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
A.C. BEHERA
Gantasethy Rama Rao – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. writ petitions filed due to impugned orders (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. petitioners' arguments against impugned orders (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. non-impleadment and lack of notice (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. principles of natural justice and case law (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 5. writ maintainability despite alternative remedy (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 6. writ petitions allowed and orders quashed (Para 13 , 14) |
JUDGMENT :
A.C. Behera, J.
Since all these 27 numbers of writ petitions have arisen out of one case vide OSATIP Case No.1 of 2022 under Section 3-A of The Orissa Regulation 2 of 1956, then all the writ petitions are taken up together analogously for their final disposal through this common judgment.
2. The petitioners have challenged the impugned orders dated 25.10.2023 and 29.11.2023 respectively passed in OSATIP Case No.1 of 2022 by the C.A. & O.S.D. (LR), Koraput stating in their respective writ petitions that, much prior to the passing of the above impugned orders in OSATIP Case No.1 of 2022 by the C.A. & O.S.D. (LR), Koraput against them (petitioners), separate R.o.Rs in respect of their purchased portions from the case land were prepared in their names as per the orders passed in different mutation cases on
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