IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK OJC No.5239 of 1997 Haladhar Nayak ..... Petitioners Mr. N.P. Parija, Advocate -versus-

State of Odisha & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. P.K. Panda, ASC CORAM:

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY

ORDER

15.12.2025 Order No.15

1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2. Heard Mr. N.P. Parija, learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner and Mr. P.K. Panda, learned Addl. Standing Counsel appearing for the Opp. Parties. In spite of appearance, nobody is there on behalf of Opp. Party No. 4. None had also appeared when the matter was taken up by this Court on 08.12.2025.

3. The present writ petition has been filed inter alia challenging order dtd.19.12.1996 so passed by Opp. Party No. 2 under Annexure-2.

4. It is the case of the Petitioner that he belongs to Scheduled Tribe community and sale deed executed in favour of the deceased Rama Chandra Mohanta since was so executed without prior permission of the competent authority, claim of the deceased Opp. Party No. 4 was rejected by Opp. Party No. 3 vide order dtd.31.08.1995 in Regulation Appeal Case No. 12/1996 under Annexure-1.

4.1. It is contended that challenging such an order passed