The people under the Umarkote tehsil, who have cases pending in the Court of the Sub-Collector, Nabarangpur, are facing difficulties due to the irregular conduct of the camp court here. Generally, the Sub-Collector conducts hearing of the cases pertaining to OLR, OSATIP, 144 CRPC and allied appeal cases for one day every month here.
But due to the irregular conduct of the camp court, the litigants are undergoing a harrowing time. Particularly, people from the SC and ST communities deprived of their rightful ownership to the land are at the receiving end.
Although specific dates for hearing are fixed by the Sub-Collector, most of the time hearings are not held, forcing people to wait near the tehsil office all day long. As a result, cases linger for years, at times even without trial.
Despite several petitions to the district administration authorities and highlight of the issue by the local media to regularise conduct of the court camp, people continue to be deprived of justice.
The Revenue Department should take necessary measures to ensure conduct of the court of the Sub-Collector here on a regular basis. Besides, the Government should take initiative to fulfil the long standing demand in declaring Umarkote as subdivision in the larger interest of the public, said senior advocate of Umarkote, Kamal Gain.