Nanda Kishor Sahu v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; W.P.(C) No. 18370 of 2025; Nanda Kishor Sahu v. State of Odisha, Collector Ganjam, Addl. Sub-Collector Ganjam, Tahasildar Konisi, B.D.O.; decided 22.07.2025 by K.R. Mohapatra and Savitri Ratho, JJ.; writ petition disposed of as withdrawn; prayer to stop Panchayat Kalyana Mandapa construction on Government Khata land (Khata Nos. 1052, 1049; Plot Nos. 1799, 1800, 1803; Mouza Dasapur, Kolathigam G.P., Tahasil Konisi, Ganjam) during pendency of Section 5(2) OGLS Act settlement application before Tahasildar, Konisi; locus standi and maintainability objection citing order dated 21.10.2024 in W.P.(C) No. 25067 of 2025; liberty to apply for settlement of other Government land.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of as withdrawn at the petitioner's prayer; petitioner left free to work out remedy in accordance with law, with an observation that he may file an application for settlement of a piece of any other Government land.