Ujjal Sahoo v. State and Ors.
Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1958 – Sections 12-A and 12-B – Alternative remedy
Case brief
What is this about?
Relegation to alternative appellate remedy under Section 12-A of the Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1958; non-publication of final Record of Right for Mouza Sampur under Section 12-B; writ petition challenging settlement objection order disposed with direction to file Section 12-A appeal within two weeks, to be heard on merits with opportunity of hearing; interim order in Misc. Case No. 7952 of 2014 vacated; Ujjal Sahoo v. State of Odisha and others; W.P.(C) No. 8829 of 2014; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; coram K.R. Mohapatra and Sanjay Kumar Mishra; keywords: settlement appeal, Assistant Settlement Officer Rental Colony Bhubaneswar, Objection Case No. 654/785 of 2012, Annexure-4, record of rights.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with direction: if the petitioner files an appeal under Section 12-A of the Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1958 against the order dated 18.04.2013 in Objection Case No. 654/785 of 2012 (Annexure-4) within two weeks, the appeal shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit with opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned; interim order dated 16.05.2014 in Misc. Case No. 7952 of 2014 vacated; urgent certified copy as per Rules.