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7 paragraphs · 214 wordsThis matter is taken up through hybrid mode.
In view of the order passed by this Court on 2nd January, 2023 in W.P.(C) No.1608 of 2014 and batch (Narottam Rath v. State of Odisha), the impugned order of the Addl. Sub- Collector, Bhubaneswar passed in Appeal under Section 22(2)(b) of the Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1958 sustaining action of the Asst. Settlement Officer (ASO) in the present petition is set aside and the following directions are issued:
(i) A direction is issued to the ASO to now proceed to record the name of the Petitioner concerning the land in question in his name in the ROR, in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks.
(ii) Where the land in question stands recorded in the final published RoR in the name of the Government that entry will stand cancelled by virtue of this order and the ASO will proceed to record it in favour of the Petitioner.
The above directions will be carried out within a period of four months from today. It is made clear that this order will not prevent the Government from exercising powers under Section 3-B of the OGLS Act, in accordance with law.
The writ petition is disposed of in the above terms.
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