4. The objection shall also be invited during the period of the settlement and once such objection is received, an extensive inquiry has to be made in this regard and a decision to be taken thereupon. It further provides that such public notice would be affixed not only in vernacular language but also in English language, giving a fifteen (15) days’ time to receive the said objection and if necessary, all communicative mediums shall be ensured, including the beating of the drum at the locality. Once the objection is not received or received but a decision has been taken thereupon for a license or exclusive privilege for the next period of settlement, Rule 33(2) creates a complete embargo in entertaining any subsequent objection. It postulates that such objection or the suggestion are not worth consideration and required to be summarily rejected. The language in Rule 33(2) conveys a mandatory condition and is in tune with the object and the purpose of granting the license or exclusive privileges upon undertaking the exercise as warranted under the preceding Rules. The identical question arose in W.P.(C) No. 23046 of 2025 (Sri Sandeep Raiguru vs. State of Odisha & others) and the same is decided in the following:
