Sudhansu Jena v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: certificate proceeding; Certificate Case No.06 of 2024; Odisha Public Demands Recovery Act, 1962 (OPDR Act); Demand Notice dated 13.04.2023; Requisition in Form No.2; W.P.(C). No.18657 of 2023; W.P.(C) No.39639 of 2023; Deputy Director of Mines, Jajpur; Appellate Authority; Collector & District Magistrate-Cum-Certificate Officer; quashing; mines dues recovery; Odisha High Court. Relevant for: challenges to certificate/recovery proceedings founded on demand notices previously set aside by a coordinate bench, and the interplay between quashing of certificate proceedings and a concurrently pending statutory appeal.
What did the court decide?
Certificate Case No.06 of 2024 pending before the Collector and District Magistrate-Cum-Certificate Officer, Jajpur set aside and quashed; writ petition allowed and disposed of, without affecting the pending Appeal before the Deputy Director of Mines, Jajpur-Cum-Appellate Authority.