Bharati Pattnaik v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
The court disposed of a writ petition directing the Sub-Collector to accept a Form-2 return filed by the petitioner along with a condonation of delay petition within four weeks, relying on a precedent and preventing arbitrary initiation of proceedings against the petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Directed Sub-Collector to accept Form-2 return with condonation of delay within four weeks; return to be considered if proceeding is initiated.