Stale Land Claim Barred by Delay, Suit Withdrawal & Suppression of Facts: SC

Advertisement State of Orissa & anr. Vs Laxmi Narayan Das (Dead) thr. LRs & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) The Supreme Court examined the validity of an Orissa High Court Division Bench judgment dated 30 October 2009, which had reversed the order of the Single Judge and granted relief to the respondents in relation to land recorded in the name of the Government. The Court considered whether the respondents were entitled to relief despite extraordinary delay, the withdrawal of an earlier civil suit, and reliance on government file notings. Background of the Dispute The respondents fil...