Prakash Agarwal v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court order dated 18.03.2025 in W.P.(C) No.5071 of 2025 (Prakash Agarwal v. State of Odisha and others): disposal of writ petition seeking conclusion of decades-old Revenue Appeal No.65/1971 pending before the Sub-Collector, Panposh, Rourkela; direction to opposite party no.3 to avoid unnecessary adjournments and expedite hearing subject to no legal impediment; expressly no opinion on merits; petitioner to serve certified copy on Sub-Collector; Bench: S.K. Sahoo and Savitri Ratho, JJ.; keywords: revenue appeal, expeditious disposal, adjournment, direction to subordinate revenue authority, Sundargarh/Rourkela.
What did the court decide?
Direction to opposite party no.3 (Sub-Collector, Panposh) not to grant unnecessary adjournments and to expedite the hearing of Revenue Appeal No.65 of 1971 if there is no legal impediment; petitioner to produce the certified copy of the order before opposite party no.3; urgent certified copy to be issued as per rules.