State Of Orissa & Ors vs Harpiya Bisoi

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Orissa High Court regarding the validity of an unregistered lease deed executed in 1933, which was deemed not genuine and created to defeat the Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951. The Court emphasized that the lease was invalid due to the land being classified as 'uncultivable' and the absence of evidence supporting the lessee's claim. The Court affirmed the findings of the OEA Collector that the estate vested in the State, thereby rejecting the respondent's claim to the land.