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The respondents were originally allotted land under the Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960, but the allotment was cancelled by the Divisional Commissioner in 1984 on procedural grounds. The respondents challenged this cancellation in the Orissa High Court in 1986, which remanded the matter for fresh …
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 …
The case concerned a 2.133-acre agricultural plot on the periphery of Cuttack town that had been sold by persons alleged to belong to the Scheduled Caste to non‑Scheduled Caste buyers. Respondent No.1, a co‑sharer of the vendors, invoked Section 23 of the Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960, claiming the …
The appellants, Revenue Officer and others, sought restoration of lands sold by two respondents (identified as "Rajaka" in sale deeds) to a Brahmin purchaser. The respondents produced caste certificates and records showing they belong to the "Dhoba" community, a Scheduled Caste under the …
The appellants challenged the declaration of surplus land under the Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960, arguing that a 1965 partition in their families should prevent their share from being clubbed with their father's land. The High Court dismissed their writ petitions, relying on a Full Bench decision …
