Disposed
Raghunath Nayak v. State of Odisha
Orissa HCWP(C)/5554/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Petitioner challenged attempt by authorities to forcibly dispossess him of government land. Court directed that if petitioner has settled possession, no forceful dispossession shall be made. Eviction, if necessary, must follow law by opposite parties.
What did the court decide?
Directive to opposite parties not to forcibly dispossess petitioner from land if in settled possession; future eviction to be lawful.