Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack — W.P.(C) No.16264 of 2026, order dated 01.07.2026 by Justice Sashikanta Mishra; petitioner Satchidananda Nayak (adv. M.Faradish) against State of Odisha & Others (adv. S.N.Pattnaik, AGA); sought quashing of impugned order (Annexure-1) and restoration of ROR to Sthitiban status by Addl. Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar/O.P. No.5; petition disposed of in reliance on covering judgment Gargi Dash v. State of Odisha & Others (W.P.(C) No.2870 of 2026) & Batch; decision directed within six weeks of certified copy. Keywords: Sthitiban, ROR, record of rights, tahasildar, land records, certiorari, mandamus, hybrid mode.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of; Additional Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar directed to consider the petitioner's prayer in light of this Court's judgment in Gargi Dash v. State of Odisha & Others (W.P.(C) No.2870 of 2026) & Batch, with a decision to be taken within six weeks of production of the certified copy of this order.