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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SASHIKANTA MISHRA
Pratima Jena – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. dispute over land records and ownership. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. court's reasoning on procedural fairness and merits. (Para 4 , 8 , 10 , 12) |
| 3. arguments on procedural errors and fraud allegations. (Para 5 , 6 , 9 , 11) |
| 4. writ petitions allowed; judgment set aside. (Para 13) |
JUDGMENT :
SASHIKANTA MISHRA, J.
1. Both these writ applications are directed against the same order and being heard together are disposed of by this common judgment.
2. The property in dispute relates to Sabik settlement Khata No. 56, Plot No.80, measuring Ac.0.120 decimals in the erstwhile Mouza- Sana Jobra in the district of Cuttack. The property stands recorded in the Hal ROR published on 04.01.1974 under Hal Khata No.18 in favour of the petitioners.
3. The facts of the case are that the Collector, Cuttack, filed an application under Section 15(b) of the OSS Act, 1958 in the Court of Joint Commissioner, Settlement and Consolidation, Board of Revenue, Cuttack registered as RP No.483 of 2016 for correction of the Hal ROR in favour of the State by deleting the names of the recorded tenants (present petitioners). It is the case of the Collector that during settlement operation at Khanapuri stage, one Ga
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