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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ARINDAM SINHA, SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA
Jyotsna Dash – Appellant
Versus
State of Orissa – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner is the purchaser from the original allottee. (Para 1) |
| 2. petitioner's argument against the cancellation order. (Para 2 , 4) |
| 3. court's analysis of land classification and inquiry. (Para 3 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 4. opposition's reliance on the definition of forest land. (Para 5) |
| 5. court's order to quash the cancellation and allow the writ. (Para 9 , 10) |
JUDGMENT :
ARINDAM SINHA, J.
1. Petitioner is purchaser from original allottee. Lease of the allottee was cancelled. Petitioner had earlier moved this Court and the order of cancellation was set aside on the case restored to the authority. Petitioner thereafter filed another writ petition for expeditious disposal of the case.
2. Mr. Panda, learned advocate appears on behalf of petitioner and submits, by order dated 5th July, 2014 the Additional District Magistrate disposed of the case cancelling the lease. He submits, said order has been challenged by this writ petition. None of the reasons given in the order can be maintained, rendering the order as perverse. He submits, there is no indication in the order for finding that inquiry was not made, when the allotment happened. On leave obtained, he files affidavit dated 7th
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