Supreme Court of India

Revenue Officer & Ors. v. Prafulla Kumar Pati & Ors.

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Reported as [1990] 1 S.C.R. 88
Bench B.C. Ray and K. Jayachandra Reddy JJ.
Decided 17 January 1990

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Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960: Sections 22 and 23-Land-Sale by a Scheduled Caste in favour of non-Scheduled Caste-Requisite permission from Revenue Officer not obtained-Validity of. Constitution of India, 1950: Article 341-The Constitution Scheduled Castesorder, 1950-Schedule-Part Xlll-ltem No. 26- 'Rajaka' Caste-Whether 'Scheduled Caste' Caste not specified in the Lisi-Effect of-Duty of Court to enquire. ,.. Words and Phrases: 'Rajaka'-Meaning of. Respondent No. 2, a scheduled caste, filed a case for restoration of lands sold to respondent NC1s. 1, 3 and 4, non scheduled castes, on the

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