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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI
Bhubaneswar Sital Sasthi Committee – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of review petitions. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. factual background regarding the land dispute. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 3. petitioners' arguments highlighted. (Para 20) |
| 4. opposite parties' counterarguments presented. (Para 21) |
| 5. court's reasoning on review powers elucidated. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 6. final order and dismissal of petitions issued. (Para 34 , 35 , 36) |
JUDGMENT :
Sanjeeb K Panigrahi, J.
1. The present Review Petitions, namely RVWPET No. 168 of 2024 and RVWPET No. 226 of 2025, were taken up together as both relate to the same parcel of land and arise out of the directions issued in separate writ petitions affecting the alleged possession of the review petitioners.
2. Since the controversy involved in both matters is interconnected, the Review Petitions are being disposed of by this common judgment/order.
3. RVWPET No. 168 of 2024 has been filed seeking review of the order dated 05.12.2023 passed in W.P.(C) No. 38779 of 2023. By the said order, directions were issued in respect of the case land, which, according to the review petitioner, have the effect of his evictio
Review jurisdiction is limited to correcting patent errors apparent on records, not reassessing merits; pending civil disputes do not bar lawful actions regarding government land.
Review jurisdiction is limited to correcting clear errors on record without re-examining merits; pending civil disputes do not bar administrative actions concerning public land.
Limited scope of review applications and the need for compliance with government policies and regulations regarding encroachments on government land.
Adverse possession claims over government land require substantial evidence; mere long-standing possession does not confer title, particularly where public interest is involved.
Eviction orders concerning disputed land must defer to ongoing civil proceedings, establishing land ownership is a matter for the civil court, not administrative authorities.
Civil courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate title disputes over land; revenue authorities cannot evict occupants under disputed ownership.
Settlement of forest land is void without prior Central approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act; a jurisdictional error does not validate an illegal title.
Court can exercise its power of review only when there is an error apparent on the face of the record and an error which is to be fished out by a process of reasoning cannot be said to be an error ap....
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