Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack
Order Date: 31.08.2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Bishnu Charan Prusty, Chadrama Sahoo, Khirodbala Nayak, Nandini Nayak, Bharati Mohanty, Minati Prusty (represented by Advocate D.P. Pattanaik).
- Opposite Party: The Branch Manager, Bank of Baroda, Jagatsinghpur (represented by Advocate K.M.H. Niamati).
- Case Numbers: CMP No. 1746 of 2016, CNR No. ODHC010469352016; originally challenging order dated 20.10.2016 passed by the learned District & Sessions Judge, Jagatsinghpur in I.A. No. 61/2016 arising out of FAO No. 64 of 2016.
- Earlier procedural direction (07.12.2016) ordered status‑quo on lands pertaining to Consolidation Khata No. 496, Non‑consolidation Plot No. 1060, Ac.0.10 dec. (Sarada Jala Dofasala), P.S.-Tirtol, Mouza‑Putting, Jagatsinghpur.
- On 29.08.2026 (document states 2006, likely a typographical error), counsel for the Bank indicated that the e‑court website showed FAO No. 64 of 2016 had been dismissed on contest on 15.02.2025; the matter was adjourned for petitioners’ counsel to obtain instructions.
- On the present date, a copy of the judgment in FAO No. 64 of 2016 was produced, confirming that the FAO was dismissed on contest and that the order dated 04.08.2016 passed by the Civil Judge (Junior Division), Jagatsinghpur in I.A. No. 55 of 2016 (arising out of C.S. No. 56 of 2016) was upheld.
- Petitioners’ counsel filed a memo requesting withdrawal of the CMP in view of the changed circumstances and to challenge the order passed in FAO No. 64 of 2016. The memo was taken on record.
Final Outcome
- The Court disposed of the CMP as infructuous, expressly stating that it has not examined the merits of the petitioners’ case.
- The interim order previously issued regarding the status‑quo on the disputed lands is vacated.
- Miscellaneous Case No. 1843 of 2016 is also disposed of.
Topics: Land Dispute, Banking Litigation