The Act came into force on 29.3.1963 when the estate, including the disputed land vested in the State under Section 3.
District Magistrate companyfirmed the said order on 7.7.90.
The writ petition was allowed under the impugned judgment dated 6.5.98 by the Division Bench.
The Orissa Estates Abolition Collector Tahsildar passed an order on 8.3.88 allowing the application made on behalf of the ex intermediary and the appellate authority Add .
The respondents revision to the Member, Board of Revenue, Orissa was dismissed on 28.9.1991.
The lease period was 20 years with a clause that the tenant would be entitled to get extension for another period of 20 years.
The respondent filed objections and claimed that as a deemed tenant, the respondent was entitled to settlement under Section 8.
The respondent filed writ petition in the High Court.
Mr. Khuntia was an ex intermediary under Section 2 hh of the Orissa Estates Abolition Act, 1951 Act 1 of 1952 .
Jagannadha Rao, J. Leave granted.
The appellants are the successors in interest of Sri Balabhadra Khuntia.
The respondent is the tenant who was inducted by the above said ex intermediary as a tenant on 11.6.1957 for 20 years.
