Can a Litigant Simultaneously Assert Title by Documentary Evidence and Adverse Possession, and Is an Extract of the Tenancy Ledger Alone Sufficient to Prove Occupancy Rights?

  Summary Category Data Case Name RSA/259/2002 of SHYAMA BASKA Vs COLLECTOR, BALASORE – CNR ODHC010004912002 Date of Registration 09-12-2002

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Is a Declaratory Suit for Possessory Title Over Government Land Sustainable Without Impleading the State as a Necessary Party?

First appeal decision reversed for non-joinder and improper possessory-title finding in a civil appeal under Section 100 CPC; binding authority

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can Marfatdars Alienate Public Deity Land Without Prior Permission Under the Odisha Endowments Act?

Orissa High Court reaffirms that unregistered transfers by Marfatdars of public deity property without Section 19(1) sanction are void and

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can statutory presumption under Section 20 of the Prevention of Corruption Act be invoked solely on recovery of marked currency when demand and acceptance remain unproven?

Court holds that without proof of demand and voluntary acceptance, recovery alone cannot trigger the Section 20 presumption; upholds requirement

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does a High Court in a Second Appeal under Section 100 CPC Have Jurisdiction to Re-examine Concurrent Findings of Fact on Title and Possession?

The Orissa High Court holds that concurrent findings on title and possession by trial and first appellate courts cannot be

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does lack of locus standi or non-disclosure of cause of action justify rejection of a plaint under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC?

High Court upholds settled law that Order 7 R 11 objections must assume plaint-averments true, rejects threshold challenge to locus

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can employees appointed before January 1, 2005 under aided educational institutions claim new GPF account numbers despite the FD Letter No.30447/F dated 18.07.2007?

Clarification of Rule 4 proviso of the Odisha Aided Educational Institutions Employees’ GPF Rules, 1983 as binding authority for GPF

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can Mutation Entries Be Made on the Basis of Un-Probated “Gadajat” Wills in Ex-Princely State Districts?

Orissa High Court reaffirms that probate is not required for wills executed in former princely state territories under Section 57

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does Section 39 of the OEA Act Bar Civil Courts from Adjudicating on Entries or Orders under the Act When Statutory Remedies Remain Unexhausted?

The Orissa High Court affirms that challenged orders in OEA appeals cannot be reopened by civil suit in absence of

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can the State Sentence Review Board refuse to reconsider a life convict’s premature release without applying its mind to subsequent favorable reports under prevailing guidelines?

Supreme Court precedents and State policies upheld: SSRB must reconsider premature release after one year with fresh recommendations; binding authority

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does the District Level Valuation Committee Have Statutory Power to Enhance “Bench Mark Valuation” by Percentages Under the Odisha Stamp Rules, 1952?

Reaffirming that only biennial revision lies with the DLVC, while percentage enhancement is a Collector’s power under Rule 40(2) –

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a District Level Valuation Committee Enhance Bench Mark Valuations by Percentage or Is It Limited to Fixing Biennial Revisions under the Odisha Stamp Rules?

Orissa High Court holds that DLVC must adhere to Rule 37 constitution and can only fix biennial benchmark valuations, with

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court