Kamal Harizan @ Kamal Lochan Harizan @ Ganda v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha writ petition disposed of with directions: caste misrecording ('Harijan' instead of 'Ganda') in ROR finally published on 30.03.1977; earlier caste certificate allegedly overlooked by settlement authorities; petitioner directed to revisional authority under Section 15(b) of the OSS Act within ten days with condonation-of-delay application. Keywords: caste certificate, ROR, Ganda, Harijan, OSS Act, Section 15(b), revisional authority, condonation of delay, Odisha settlement records.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to approach the revisional authority under Section 15(b) of the OSS Act within ten days, along with an application seeking condonation of delay; the revisional authority to consider the motion in accordance with law at an early date. ¶11