Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.,Jharsuguda v. Bhabani Shankar Dixshit
Case brief
What is this about?
LAA No.23 of 2025, High Court of Orissa, Cuttack, order dated 11.11.2025 by Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra; land acquisition appeal by Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL), Jharsuguda; challenge to judgment dated 20.01.2024 of Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Jharsuguda in L.A. Case No.15/1991 (also printed as L.A. Case No.15/161 of 1991-04); modification of award of entire Ac.3.32 decimals of Khata No.30 to Respondent Nos.1 to 4 (Bhabani Shankar Dixshit and others) down to 1/4th share out of Ac.3.32 decimals; consent disposal at admission stage; no objection by Mr. B. Mohanty for Respondent Nos.1 to 4; Mr. P.P. Behera, ASC for Respondent No.5; fresh judgment/award by Court below; Special Land Acquisition Officer S.E.C.L./M.C.L. to act on modified judgment; appeal allowed and disposed of; typographical error in year (2016 corrected to 2025) against Order No.5 dated 08.09.2025.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed: impugned judgment dated 20.01.2024 in L.A. Case No.15/1991 (printed as L.A. Case No.15/161 of 1991-04) modified so that Respondent Nos.1 to 4 are entitled to a 1/4th share out of Ac.3.32 decimals of Khata No.30 instead of the entire area of Ac.3.32 decimals; learned Court below to pass a fresh judgment/award and forward it to the Special Land Acquisition Officer, S.E.C.L. (now M.C.L.).