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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No.6578 of 2026
Laxman Nayak …. Petitioner Mr. M. Sinha, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha & others …. Opp. Parties Mr. S.B. Panda, AGA
CORAM:
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH
Order No.
ORDER 17.04.2026
01.
1. Heard learned counsel for the Parties.
2. The Writ Petitioner has challenged the order dated 18.12.2024 passed by the Additional Commissioner Consolidation and Settlement, Nayagarh in R.P. Case No.270 of 2022, earlier registered as R.P. Case No.94 of 2022.
3. According to Mr. Sinha, the learned counsel for the Petitioner, the Additional Commissioner Consolidation and Settlement, Nayagarh, while appreciating the case of the Petitioner on the basis of the report submitted by the R.I. did not take into account the map both Hal and Sabik in order to ascertain if the plot in question is in possession of the Petitioner to be the one for which the Petitioner seeks the issuance of RoR.
4. In view of the above, Mr. Sinha, the learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the matter if remitted to the learned court, the learned court concerned can match the map and clarify p. 2 with respect to the case land vis-à-vis the land of which the R.I. has reported showing the Petitioner to be in possession.
5. Mr. Sinha, learned counsel for the Petitioner also pointed out that there is no material basing on which the land which stands in possession of the Petitioner was taken to the Government land.
6. Learned AGA, Mr. Panda has no objection to this.
7. Considering the aforesaid submission of the Parties, while disposing the application without expressing any opinion on merit, the matter is remitted to the learned court of Additional Commissioner Consolidation and Settlement, Nayagarh to appreciate the Hal and Sabik RoR as well as the map to arrive at a just and proper conclusion to the claim of the Petitioner in respect to which, he seeks the correction of the RoR and pass appropriate
order in accordance with law within a period of sixty days from the date of the submission of the certified copy of this order by affording opportunity to all the Parties. All the contentions are opened for the parties to be raised for appreciation.
8. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of.
(Chittaranjan Dash) Judge
Bijay