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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
K.R.MOHAPATRA
Bhaskar Rath – Appellant
Versus
Commissioner of Consolidation-cum-Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Southern Division), Berhampur – Respondent
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| 1. petition filed against revision of land consolidation orders. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. allegations of misrecording and service rendered by opposite parties. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. assessment of possession and rights by the court. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. error in allowing revision; court clarifies previous rulings. (Para 10) |
| 5. judgment ruled in favor of the petitioners. (Para 11 , 12) |
JUDGMENT :
1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.
3. Mr. Mantry, learned counsel for the Petitioners made a lengthy argument on different dates. The gist of the submission made by Mr. Mantry, learned counsel for the Petitioners is that the land in question was recorded in the name of village Biswanathpur (Brahmin Sasan) and Opposite Party Nos.3 and father of Opposite Party No. 4 are shown to be the marfatdars of the case land, which is the main grievance of the Petitioners in this writ petition. It is his submission that for some time, the predecessors of the Opposite Party Nos.3 and 4 were rendering service as barber and in lieu of their service they were given five to seven varans of paddy. The villagers of Brahmin Sasan were in possession of the said Ac.13.57 decimals raiyati land in their
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