Location: Orissa High Court, Cuttack Date: 22-Dec-2025 16:25:24 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CMP No.1167 of 2025 (In the matter of an application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India)

Gourav Naik@Gourav Nayak … Petitioner -versus-

Rama Majhi and others … Opposite Parties Advocate(s) appeared in this case:-

For Petitioner : Mr.R.K.Sahoo, Advocate For Opposite Parties : Mr.S.K.Dash, Advocate CORAM: JUSTICE B.P. ROUTRAY

JUDGMENT

16^th December 2025 B.P. Routray, J.

1. Heard Mr.Sahoo, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr.Dash, learned counsel for the Opposite Parties.

2. Present CMP is directed assailing order dated 25^th June 2025 passed by the learned First Appellate Court in R.F.A.No.38 of 2017.

3. The simple question involves in present challenge is that, when the suit was dismissed and the cross suit was allowed, issuing one composite decree in favour of the defendant, whether two separate Location: Orissa High Court, Cuttack Date: 22-Dec-2025 16:25:24 appeals would lie from the same composite decree or a single appeal. In the opinion of the learned District Judge, the single appeal in R.F.A.No.38 of 2017 is maintainable against the same composite decree allowing t