Gobinda Bagh v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; W.P.(C) No.34784 of 2025; decided 05.01.2026 by Dr. Justice Sanjeeb K Panigrahi. Petitioners Gobinda Bagh & Ors. sought direction for acceptance of an Annexure-5 application for settlement of land under Section-8(A) of the O.P.L.E. Act, 1972. Petition disposed of: fresh representation to Tahasildar, Paikamal within one week; reasoned order in accordance with law within two months. Keywords: land settlement, O.P.L.E. Act 1972, Section 8(A), Tahasildar Paikamal, disposal with liberty to represent, mandamus declined.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition disposed of: Petitioners directed to submit a fresh representation to the Tahasildar, Paikamal/Opposite Party No.4 within one week; Tahasildar directed to dispose of the representation by a reasoned order in accordance with law within two months of presentation accompanied by a certified copy of this order. No settlement decision taken by this Court.