M/S. INDIAN METALS & FERRO ALLOYS LTD. vs JAGDISH RAI PURI .

The Supreme Court set aside the Orissa High Court's judgment regarding the refusal of the State Government to grant permission for the transfer of government land, holding that the High Court should not have directed the State Government to grant permission but should have remitted the matter for fresh consideration. The Court reiterated the principle established in Union of India & Another vs. Bilash Chand Jain & Another, emphasizing that the High Court cannot perform functions reserved for other authorities. The appeals were allowed, and the matter was remitted to the State Government for a decision within two months.