STATE OF ORISSA vs HARPIYA BISOI

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of an unregistered lease executed in 1933 under the Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951, specifically Section 3, which vests intermediaries' estates in the State. The Court upheld the findings of the OEA Collector that the lease was not genuine and was created to defeat the Act's purpose, affirming the earlier decisions that deemed the lease invalid. The Court dismissed the appeals, confirming the State's ownership of the land in question.