Bhagaban Naik Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Bhagaban Naik Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to the Additional Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.4) to proceed with Mutation Case Nos.6753, 6683, 6687, 6689, 6685, 6752, 6684, 6756, 6688, 6754 and 6686 of 2024 and dispose of them afresh as per law following the Government guidelines/circular of 2021, with opportunity of being heard and of filing required documents given to the petitioners; Registry directed to communicate the copy of the order immediately to the Additional Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar; urgent certified copies to be granted on proper application.

Issue for consideration

Whether the pending mutation cases before the Additional Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar should be disposed of afresh in accordance with law and the Government guidelines/circular of 2021, after giving the petitioners an opportunity of being heard and of filing supporting documents.

Court's answer

All the writ petitions were disposed of finally by directing the Additional Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.4) to proceed with the pending mutation cases and dispose of the same afresh.

Ratio / Principle

The fresh disposal is to be as per law following the guidelines/circular issued by the Government in the year 2021, giving the petitioners opportunity of being heard and of filing the required documents in support of their respective mutation claims.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (WP(C)) - Mutation - Fresh disposal directed. The High Court of Orissa at Cuttack (Ananda Chandra Behera, J.), by common order dated 08.09.2025 disposing of eleven writ petitions (WP(C) Nos.20722, 20772, 20774, 20775, 20777, 20884, 21036, 21088, 21091, 24309 and 24403 of 2025) taken up analogously, directed the Additional Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar (Opposite Party No.4) to proceed with Mutation Case Nos.6753, 6683, 6687, 6689, 6685, 6752, 6684, 6756, 6688, 6754 and 6686 of 2024 and dispose of the same afresh as per law, following the guidelines/circular issued by the Government in the year 2021, after giving the petitioners an opportunity of being heard and of filing the required documents in support of their respective cases for mutation of their respective case lands. The Registry was directed to communicate the copy of the order immediately to the Additional Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar, and urgent certified copies were to be granted to the petitioners on proper application.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

WP(C) Nos.20722, 20772, 20774, 20775, 20777, 20884, 21036, 21088, 21091, 24309 and 24403 of 2025

Purusottam Nayak

..... Petitioner

Represented By Adv. - Smita Ranjan Patnaik -versus-

1) State Of Odisha ..... Opposite Parties 2) Collector, Khurda Represented By Adv. – 3) Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar Mr. G. Mohanty, S.C. 4) Addl Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar

CORAM:

MR. JUSTICE ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA

ORDER

08.09.2025

Order No.

1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

All these writ petitions are taken up together for analogous disposal through this common order.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the State.

Upon hearing from the learned counsels of both the sides, it is felt proper to dispose of all these writ petitions finally directing the Additional Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar(Opposite Party No.4) to proceed with the Mutation Cases vide Mutation Case Nos.6753 of 2024, 6683 of 2024, 6687 of 2024, 6689 of 2024, 6685 of 2024, 6752 of 2024, 6684 of 2024, 6756 of 2024, 6688 of 2024, 6754 of 2024 and 6686 of 2024 to dispose of the same afresh on production of the certified copy of

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this order pending before him as per law following the guidelines/circular issued by the Government in the year 2021 giving opportunity of being heard to the petitioners and giving opportunity to the petitioners for filing of the required documents in support of their respective cases for mutation of their respective case lands.

Registry is directed to communicate the copy of this order immediately to the Additional Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar(Opposite Party No.4).

As such, the writ petitions are disposed of finally.

Urgent certified copies of this order be granted to the petitioners on proper application.

( ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA) Judge

Jagabandhu

Signature Not Verified

Digitally Signed Signed by: JAGABANDHU BEHERA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: OHC, CUTTACK Date: 08-Sep-2025 21:38:34

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