Srinibas Jena v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha Public Demands Recovery Act 1962; certificate proceeding quashed; Certificate Case No.04 of 2024; Collector & District Magistrate-Cum-Certificate Officer, Jajpur; Demand Notice dated 13.04.2023 already set aside by Division Bench in W.P.(C). No.18655 of 2023; Requisition in Form No.2; Deputy Director of Mines (I/C) instruction letter dated 17.09.2024; appeal under order dated 22.01.2024 in W.P.(C.) No.39633 of 2023 pending before Deputy Director of Mines, Jajpur-Cum-Appellate Authority; writ petition allowed; recovery of public demands/mines dues; Srinibas Jena v. State of Odisha & others.
What did the court decide?
The certificate proceeding in Certificate Case No.04 of 2024 pending before the Collector and District Magistrate-Cum-Certificate Officer, Jajpur is set aside and quashed; the writ petition is allowed and disposed of, expressly leaving the Petitioner's pending Appeal before the Deputy Director of Mines, Jajpur-Cum-Appellate Authority unaffected.