Supreme Court Upholds Tenants in Orissa Tenants Protection Act Case; Merger Agreement Does Not Bar Tenancy Protection Legislation. Ruler's Private Lands Subject to Tenant Protection as He Qualifies as Landlord Under Orissa Merged States (Laws) Act, 1950 and Article 363 Does Not Bar Revenue Court Jurisdiction....
The respondent was the Ruler of the erstwhile Khandapara State, which merged with the Province of Orissa on August 1, 1949. He had entered into an agreement with the Governor-General of India on Decem...




