IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
D.DASH, G.SATAPATHY
Rabindra Mohapatra – Appellant
Versus
State of Orissa – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. writ petitions disposed concerning trust board. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. factual claims about hereditary trustees. (Para 3) |
| 3. arguments on validity of trustee appointments. (Para 4 , 8) |
| 4. hearing and representation aspects. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 10) |
| 5. procedural requirements under section 27. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 6. issues regarding assignment of trustee roles. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 7. court's decision to quash invalid trustee appointments. (Para 17) |
ORDER :
1. The relief claimed in both the writ petitions is contingent upon the effective resolution of dispute concerning recommendation for constitution of Non-Hereditary Trust Board (NHTB) and Managing Trustee for the Religious Institution namely Gandharbanath Mahadev Bije at Chitreswara, Daulatabad, Choudwar, Cuttack (In short, the Religious Institution) and both the writ petitions are accordingly disposed of by this common order with the consent of learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioners in W.P.(C) No.27935 of 2023 claiming themselves to be Marfatdars and Hereditary Trustees of the Religious Institution by filing the writ petition have invoked the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 & 227 of the Constitution of I
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