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New Indian Express
23-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Free Government land of encroachments in three months: Odisha HC
CUTTACK: In a significant order, the Orissa High Court has directed the state government to 'make extensive enquiry' on encroachments over government land by competent authorities and on confirmation, remove the infringements within three months. The court issued the direction by way of a guideline while disposing of a PIL recently. The division bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice MS Raman said, 'The state shall make an extensive enquiry and/or investigation in relation to an encroachment over the government land by engaging the competent authorities including the amin for relay and survey of the plots.' If the land is found to have been encroached upon, the government should take steps to remove them invoking the provisions of Odisha Prevention of Land Encroachment Act, 1972. 'The removal of encroachments should not exceed beyond three months from the date of the report of the surveyor/amin or the other competent authority,' the bench said. Kamala Singh, a social activist, filed the PIL alleging that the government is showing apathetic attitude in not taking any steps for removal of encroachments over one acre of government land (forest category) near Belpal under Badasahi tehsil in Mayurbhanj district. The alleged encroachments were in the form of a furniture manufacturing unit, an oil mill and parking of transport vehicles and tractors.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC directs govt to act against encroachers
Cuttack: Orissa high court has come down heavily against encroachers and has directed the state to rid govt land of illegal settlers within three months of confirmation by a competent authority. Issuing a set of guidelines to the govt, the two-judge bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice M S Raman said, "The state shall make an extensive enquiry and/or investigation in relation to an encroachment over govt land by engaging competent authorities including the Amin for relay and survey of the plots belonging to the govt." The bench stated that upon such exercise, if govt land is found to have been encroached upon, the state shall immediately take steps as permissible under law for eviction, particularly invoking provisions of the Odisha Prevention of Land Encroachment Act, 1972. "Removal of the encroachments should not exceed beyond three months from the date of the report of the surveyor/Amin or the other competent authority," the bench said while disposing of a PIL recently. The PIL concerned the alleged thriving of a furniture manufacturing unit, an oil mill and parking area for transport vehicles and tractors over nearly one acre of encroached govt land (forest category) near Belpal under Badasahi tehsil in Mayurbhanj district. In the petition, social activist Kamala Singh alleged that the govt is not taking any steps for their removal. Advocate Pravas Chandra Jena made submissions on the petitioner's behalf.
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC quashes transfer order of non-govt aided college's staffer
1 2 Cuttack: Staff of non-govt aided colleges cannot be transferred to another institution, the Orissa high court has held while quashing the transfer order of an employee issued by the director of higher education and endorsed by a single judge's ruling was given on May 7 based on an appeal filed by a junior clerk at Dhamnagar College in Bhadrak who was transferred to Naami College in the same district by an order issued by the director of higher education on administrative ground on March 10. State govt argued that the transfer of an employee from one institute to another within the same district on the ground of administrative exigency does not violate any rules. But the division bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice M S Raman ruled, "Since a conscious decision is taken by the higher education department by issuing a clarification through a circular, dated April 16, 2022, that the employees of non-govt colleges who receive grant-in-aid cannot be transferred from one institution to another, it does not invite any interpretative tool to be used to restrict its applicability to inter-revenue district and not intra-revenue district. Operation Sindoor 'Our job is to hit target, not to count body bags': Air Marshal Bharti on Op Sindoor Precautionary blackout imposed across parts of Rajasthan, Punjab 'Indian Navy was in position to strike Karachi': Vice Admiral on Operation Sindoor ""We find that the judgment on March 20, 2025, passed by the single judge cannot be upheld and therefore, the same is hereby set aside," the division bench said and quashed the March 10 order of the director of higher to case records, the petitioner had first challenged his transfer order in HC. But a single judge had dismissed his plea on March 20, stating that the moment such a transfer was necessitated by an administrative exigency, HC should be slow and circumspect in interfering with such an he returned to HC with an appeal, pointing out that the higher education department had issued a circular to principals of all non-govt aided colleges on April 16, 2022, stipulating that the employees of non-govt colleges who are receiving grant-in-aid are not transferable from one institution to another. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
New Indian Express
11-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Preservation of judicial records important for research, says CJ Harish Tandon
CUTTACK: Preservation of fragile judicial records is crucial as it helps in research and shapes history, said Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Harish Tandon on Saturday. Addressing the foundation day of the Centre for Judicial Archives here, the Chief Justice said the centre has the potential to become an epicentre of research for the entire country. He also inaugurated an exhibition hall dedicated to Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das in the first floor of the centre. Retired professor of history, Calcutta University, Prof Arun Bandopadhyay stressed the importance of judgments in compiling the historical events. 'The invaluable repository of records at the Centre would help in pursuing research activities,' he added. Member of Centre for Judicial Archives Committee, Justice Sashikanta Mishra said a total 71,503 fragile records have been received by the Centre from the Orissa High Court and district courts of the state of which 5,173 files have been scientifically conserved. 'Till date, about 1,151 files have been digitised. A total 30,465 records have been provisionally catalogued and about 222 Persian files descriptively catalogued,' he added. The book 'The Judicial History of Odisha Vol II' was released later in the day during a separate function at the Judicial Academy. The first volume of Judicial History of Odisha released earlier covered the ancient and medieval periods of history in the context of evolution of the judicial system in the state. The second volume intends to trace the evolution of the judicial system of Odisha corresponding to the time period from 1757 to 1916. The Centre for Judicial Archives was set up in 2022 to document the rich judicial history of Odisha by preserving the old fragile records.
Time of India
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC rejects plea against error in recording ‘govt' land
1 2 Cuttack: Orissa high court has held that erroneous recording of purported govt land as private land by making modification in the record of rights (RoR) cannot be taken up for hearing. The two-judge bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice M S Raman said, "As the seminal grievance raised in the instant public interest litigation pertains to erroneous recording of an entry in the record of right and there is an efficacious alternative remedy available to the petitioners, it does not satisfy the basic ingredients of the public interest litigation." "Even if we proceed on the assertion of the petitioners, we find that the petitioners can ventilate their grievance under the Orissa Survey and Settlement Act, 1958, which contains the provision relating to the revision of the entry made in the record of right, either suo motu by the Board of Revenue or an application having made in this regard," the bench observed, while dismissing the petition on April 29. The ruling was given on a petition filed by five residents of Badamba tehsil under Athagarh sub-division in Cuttack district . Claiming themselves to be representatives of the people of the area, the petitioners alleged that several plots, which belonged to the govt, had been wrongly classified as private land by making alteration in the RoR. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Pernas e pés inchados: Experimente isso para ajudar a drenar o fluído do edema aartedoherbalismo Undo According to the petitioners, the lands were always used as 'gochar' (grazing) land and for performing cremations but because of the alteration in RoR, six private individuals are claiming their right, title and interest thereupon. The land, which was recorded as govt land, is wrongly shown as private land affecting the rights of villagers, the petitioners contended, seeking the court's intervention for correction of the erroneous entry made in RoR. However, the bench said, "In course of the hearing, we found that the modification and/or alteration in the record of right was done as far back as in the year 1990. There is a complete silence on the part of the petitioners till 2024 when the instant PIL is filed for restoration of the original entry, i.e., the land belonged to the govt. No convincing material is produced by the petitioners that the said land was, in fact, recorded as the govt land." "The moment the govt made an entry in the record of right, such entry is presumed to be correct unless the contrary is proved by cogent evidence," the bench observed, adding, "Mere recording the name in the record of right neither creates any title into a person nor extinguishes title in respect of an immovable property but made for the purpose of the collection of land revenue and making a person primarily responsible for payment thereof."
