Lekhika Das v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-Judge order of the Orissa High Court (B.P. Routray, J.) dated 14.05.2024 in W.P.(C) No.11379 of 2024 (Lekhika Das v. State of Orissa and others). Keywords: correction of RoR; Record of Rights; land records; settlement proceedings; Assistant Settlement Officer (ASO), Rental Colony, Bhubaneswar; Annexure-2 order dated 12.1.2024; Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar; direction/mandamus for implementation of revenue-settlement order; time-bound compliance (four months); disposal of writ petition. Relevant to practitioners seeking enforcement of ASO/settlement orders relating to record-of-rights corrections through writ jurisdiction.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.3) to proceed in accordance with law in terms of the order dated 12.1.2024 of the ASO, Rental Colony, Bhubaneswar (Annexure-2), within four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order; urgent certified copy to be granted on proper application.