HC seeks details of land leases in Bhubaneswar since 1985

The Orissa High Court today directed the state government to furnish details of all land given on lease since 1985 in Bhubaneswar and their status till date by April 22.
Adjudicating over a writ petition filed by Adarsh Prabha Puri, who was given a land on lease in 1988 in Bhubaneswar to run an electrolysis clinic and beauty parlour in Kharvela Nagar, the high court in January had directed the government to furnish the details about the land leases.
Puri, through her husband Jagdish Rai Puri, had approached the high court last year challenging an order of the general administration in which the estate director had ordered her (Puri) to demolish the structure constructed on the land given to her on lease. The government had claimed that the purpose for which the land was given is violated.

The high court, after ordering to maintain status quo on the government notice to Puri, had asked the government to file an affidavit indicating as how many leases have been granted since 1985 and out of the same, how many cases have been inspected.
It also wanted to know how many cases of proceedings of cancellation of leases have been initiated and settled.