Ajit Kumar Sahu v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court; WP(C) No.37524 of 2025; Ajit Kumar Sahu v. State of Odisha & Others; order dated 06.01.2026 by Justice Ananda Chandra Behera; writ petition disposed of finally; liberty to file mutation appeal before Sub-Collector against mutation order of Tahasildar, Paralakhemundi in Mutation Case No.241 of 2025; Sub-Collector to entertain appeal without limitation objection invoking Section 14 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1963 (petitioner bona fide approached wrong forum/writ court); appeal to be decided within 3 months; urgent certified copy on application.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of finally with liberty to the petitioner to file a Mutation Appeal before the Sub-Collector against the Tahasildar's mutation order; the Sub-Collector directed to entertain the appeal (with certified copy of this order annexed) without questioning limitation under Section 14, Indian Limitation Act, 1963, and to dispose of it within 3 months of filing. Urgent certified copy of the Order to be granted on proper application.