Bibhuti Bhusan Ray vs State of Odisha

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2026 Supreme(Ori) 303

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SASHIKANTA MISHRA
Bibhuti Bhusan Ray – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Ms. Sradha Das, Advocate
For the Opp. Parties :Mr. A.R. Dash, [Addl. Government Advocate].

Table of Content
1. the petitioner seeks to record land ownership. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. arguments challenge tahasildar's jurisdiction and authority. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)
3. court's analysis reveals illegality in tahasildar's order. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17)
4. writ application allowed; order set aside. (Para 18)

JUDGMENT :

SASHIKANTA MISHRA, J.

The petitioner seeks to challenge the order dated 11.04.2025 passed by the Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar in Mutation Case No.29182 of 2022, whereby the prayer of the petitioner to record the land in question in his favour was disallowed.

2. Before adverting to the facts of the case, it would be apt to mention that this is the seventh approach of the petitioner to this Court seeking more or less the same relief. That a citizen of this country has had to repeatedly knock the doors of this Court is by itself a matter of concern.

3. The land in question was settled in favour of one Bhaskar Sethi as a lessee under the provisions of ORISSA GOVERNMENT LAND SETTLEMENT ACT , 1962 (OGLS Act). The lessee, after obtaining permission from the competent authority under Section 22 of the Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960 (OLR Act) and the Bhubaneswar De