Jugal Kishore Panda vs State Of Odisha & Others .... Opp. ...
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Orissa High Court

Jugal Kishore Panda vs State Of Odisha & Others .... Opp. ... on 20 January, 2026

Author: Sashikanta Mishra

Bench: Sashikanta Mishra

                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

                                W.P.(C) No.37410 of 2025

            Jugal Kishore Panda                          ....          Petitioner
                                                                 Represented by

                                              Ms. Deepali Mahapatra, Advocate

                                          -Versus-

            State of Odisha & Others                      ....       Opp. Parties
                                                                 Represented by

                                                                  Mr. Tej Kumar,
                                                     Additional Standing Counsel

                   CORAM:
                        JUSTICE SASHIKANTA MISHRA

                                            ORDER

20.01.2026 Order No.

01. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. . 2. Miss. Mahapatra, learned counsel for the petitioner refers to the order dated 02.05.2022 passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.(C) No.4642 of 2022, wherein it was held that even after final publication of the ROR the settlement authority has jurisdiction to record the land in favour of the applicant. The Court relied upon the previous judgment rendered in the case of Lily Nanda and two others V. State of Odisha & Others, 2018(I) OLR 559.

3. Ms. Mahapatra also relies upon the recent judgment passed by a Division Bench of this Court in the case of Narottam Rath V. State of Odisha & Others (W.P.(C) No.1608 of 2014) to submit that the case of her client is squarely covered by the ratio decided therein.

4. Mr. Tej Kumar, learned Additional Standing Counsel requests for a short adjournment in order to go through the judgments and address the court accordingly.

5. List this matter on 10th February, 2026.

(Sashikanta Mishra) Judge

Puspanjali

Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.