Kedarnath Tarai v. Collector and District Magistrate, Puri
Case brief
What is this about?
Kedarnath Tarai v. Collector and District Magistrate, Puri & Ors. | W.P.(C) No.19436 of 2024 | High Court of Orissa at Cuttack | Order dated 12.09.2024 | Judge: Dr. S.K. Panigrahi | Subject: settlement of scheduled land under Section 8-A of OPLE Act / O.P.L.E. Act | Key facts: Encroachment Case No.196 of 1986 initiated without opportunity of hearing and reported disposed; R.I., Krushna Prasad report of September 2019 (Annexure-9) not received by Tahasildar; Directions: fresh application under S. 8-A within ten days, fresh R.I. report, settlement in accordance with law, no coercive action pending Tahasildar's consideration.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to file an application under Section 8-A of the O.P.L.E. Act within ten days of presenting an authenticated copy of the order; fresh R.I. report to be called for; Tahasildar, Krushna Prasad (OP-3) to take steps to settle the land under Section 8-A in accordance with law; no coercive action against petitioner until the Tahasildar takes up the matter.