Arun Pandey v. State of Orissa
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; W.P.(C) No.1688 of 2026; decided 05.03.2026 by Justices K.R. Mohapatra and Sanjay Kumar Mishra; petitioner Arun Pandey (adv. Padmanaba Jena); opposite parties State of Odisha and others (adv. Swayambhu Mishra, Additional Standing Counsel); prayer for disposal of application dated 17.08.2020 under Orissa Government Land Settlement Act, 1963; dismissed as land objectionable due to unauthorized occupation, Encroachment Case No.1208 of 2023, fine paid; Khata Nos. 351 and 353, Mauza Nalagunthi, Kalimela Tahasil, Malkangiri.
What did the court decide?
Because Encroachment Case No.1208 of 2023 was initiated against the Petitioner over unauthorized occupation of the government land (Khata Nos. 351 and 353, Mauza Nalagunthi, Kalimela Tahasil, Malkangiri) and he has paid the fine, the land sought to be settled is objectionable in nature.