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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
V. NARASINGH
Hemanta Nayak – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
V. Narasingh, J.
1. Heard Mr. Mishra, learned counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. Swain, learned counsel for the State and Mr. Dash, learned counsel for the Opposite Party No.7.
2. Being aggrieved by the Order dated 26.02.2024 passed by the State Information Commissioner in disposing of the Second Appeal No.291 of 2019 of the Petitioner, vide Annexure-16, by which the proceeding was closed, the present writ petition has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India.
3. The genesis of the grievance is that the Petitioner along with other villagers of village Kuansh under Bhadrak District made a representation to the Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha dated 26.12.2017 at Annexure-1, seeking recording of Jalasaya Plot No.1765 in Government records and consequential direction to evict the alleged illegal encroachers and to restore the status of such land.
4. On perusal of the same, it can be seen that to fortify their stand the Petitioner along with others relied on several documents including orders passed by the Apex Court as well as the decisions of this Court and details of the land has also been mentioned in the sai
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