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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
B.P.ROUTRAY
Sujeet Kumar Pradhan – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha, represented through its Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department – Respondent
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| 1. challenged order concerning land mutation. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. clarification on mortgage exemption under olr act. (Para 5) |
| 3. writ petition disposed with orders. (Para 6) |
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard Mr. A. Das, learned counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. T. Sahu, learned counsel for Opposite Party No.4 (Bank) and Mr. S. Ghose, learned AGA for State – Opposite Parties.
3. The admitted facts remain that the Petitioner is the auction purchaser of the case land, i.e. Plot No.644 measuring Ac.0.24 dec. under Khata No.243/193 of Mouza Palasa, in terms of the provisions of the SARFAESI Act. The Sale Certificate is at Annexure-3. After the deed of certificate executed between the bank (O.P. No.4) and the Petitioner under Annexure-1, the Petitioner applied for mutation of the case land in his favour and the Tahasildar by the impugned order held that since the land was belonging to a scheduled caste person, execution of the sale deed is hit by the provisions contained in Section 22 (1) of the OLR Act without and in absence of written permission from the competent authority. The matter was then carried in appeal to the court of Sub- Collector who also confirmed the order of the Tahasildar taki
The transfer of land mortgaged to a Scheduled Bank is exempt from restrictions under Section 22 of the OLR Act, allowing the Petitioner to effectuate a valid mutation as auction purchaser.
Compliance with statutory requirements under the OLR Act is mandatory for granting permission to sell land; refusals based on conjecture are not sustainable.
Sale deeds executed without permission under Section 22 of the OLR Act are void ab initio, and possession claimed based on such deeds cannot establish title through adverse possession.
The duty of the authorities under the Regulations to prevent exploitation of members of Scheduled Tribes while ensuring that bona fide purchasers are not unnecessarily harassed or dragged into litiga....
Section 23-A of the Orissa Land Reforms Act is prospective, and proceedings initiated concerning pre-enactment transactions are not maintainable.
The court concluded that the respondent lacked jurisdiction to revisit the validity of the sale deed during mutation proceedings, reaffirming that such matters should be handled by competent legal au....
The Tahasildar must follow judicial directives in land mutation cases and cannot independently revisit settled matters, ensuring adherence to established legal procedures.
A writ petition under Article 226 is not maintainable when an efficacious alternative remedy is available under the SARFAESI Act before the Debts Recovery Tribunal.
The Tahasildar cannot exceed jurisdiction by disregarding multiple prior judicial mandates in mutation proceedings, reflecting improper legal interpretation.
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