ORIGINAL JURISDICTION - Orissa High Court

2010 ( I ) ILR-CUT- 348
M.M.DAS,J.
STATE OF ORISSA, REP. THROUGH THE COLLECTOR, PURI -V- SANTI
KUMAR MITRA & ANR.*
NOVEMBER 13,2009.
Khasmahal lease – Lessee not applying for renewal within time as
stipulated in the lease deed – Held, it does not ipso facto take away the
right of the lessee for renewal of the lease.
(Para 6)
Khasmahal lease – Application by lessee for renewal – Resumption
Proceeding by the lesser – No ground that the lessee failed to perform
all the conditions of the lease or the state requires the land for public
purpose – Held, during pendency of the renewal application the lessor
can not start unilateral resumption proceeding without taking recourse
of law for evicting the lessee. (Para 6)
Khasmahal lease – Property in a Khasmahal lease shall be treated
to be akin to a private land of the lessee, which is both heritable and
transferable. (Para 6)
Case laws Referred to :-
1.(1997) C.L.T. 762 : (Pabitra Kumar Swain -V- State of Orissa & Ors.).
2.ILR 1976 (Cuttack) :1392 : (Republic of India -V- Prafulla Kumar Samal.)
3.1993 (I) OLR. 187 : ( Shankarlal Verma & Ors.-V-Smt.Uma Sahu & Ors.).
4.28 (1962) CLT 209 : (Janab Jahada Begum Sahib -V- State of Orissa).
5.2004 (II) OLR 332 : (Sourindra Narayan Bhanja Deo -V-Member, Board
of Revenue, Orissa & Ors.).
For Appellant – Addl.Government Advocate.
M/s. Prasant Mohanty, P.K.Mohapatra, A.K. Rath,
P.K.Rath, D.R.Ray, S.P.Choudhury, D.N.Mohapatra,
R.K.Mohanty, D.Mohapatra, A.P.Bose, B.P.Routray,
B.Naiak & G.Mishra.
(For respondents 1 & 2)
M/s. G.K.Mohanty, G.P.Samal, C.Panigrahi, D.K.Nanda,
B.Ghadei & N.M.Mishra.
(For Intervenor).
SECOND APPEAL NO.98 OF 1993. From the judgment dated 23.12.1992
and decree dated 6.1.1993 passed by Shri B.K.Mishra, Sub-Judge, Puri in
T.A.No.2/100 of 1992-91 reversing the judgment dated 30.9.1991 passed by
Shri P.K.Das,Munsif, Puri in O.S. No.161/402 of 1990/1986.
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