Pramila Manjari Sahoo @ Sahu v. Sub-Collector, Bhubaneswar
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay; restoration of appeal; Appeal Case No.484 of 2014 dropped on 10.08.2022; Section 12-A Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1958; Additional Sub-Collector, Bhubaneswar; restoration application dismissed without considering condonation petition (Annexure-2); petitioner aged about 64 years; right to property; equitable and extraordinary jurisdiction; three-week window to approach appellate authority; expedited consideration; impugned order dated 10.08.2022 legal consequences; no opinion on merits; writ petition disposed; W.P.(C) No.4401 of 2025; Orissa High Court; Justice M.S. Sahoo; order dated 17.04.2025.
What did the court decide?
Delay in filing the application for restoration of Appeal Case No.484 of 2014 condoned; petitioner to approach the appellate authority within three weeks with certified/website copy of the order; authority to condone the delay and consider the restoration application on merit expeditiously; failing which (if petitioner does not approach within three weeks) the impugned order dated 10.08.2022 shall have its legal consequence(s). No opinion expressed on merits.