Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951

The dispute concerned 53.95 acres of land in Bhubaneswar that vested in the State of Orissa under a 1954 notification of the Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951. The respondent, Harapriya Bisoi, claimed she was a "deemed tenant" because her predecessor had obtained a lease from the erstwhile intermediaries before vesting…

The Supreme Court examined a dispute over lands belonging to the Shri Jagannath Temple at Puri, which had been vested in the State Government by a 1974 notification under the Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951 (OEA Act). The Temple Managing Committee claimed that the lands were vested in it under the special Sri Jaganna…

The respondents applied for declaration as Raiyats under Section 4(1)(h) of the Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960, claiming possession of vested land that had been transferred to the Government by the Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951. The appellant, K.C. Singh Deo, objected on the ground that the land belonged to the deit…

The respondents claimed tenancy rights over a 4.16‑acre plot based on a 1942 lease (Hatapatta) from the ex‑ruler and alleged continuous possession and cultivation even after the land vested in the State under the Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951. The State contested the authenticity of the lease, rent receipts, tenanc…