Pradip Chandra Parija And Ors vs Pramod Chandra Patanaik And Ors on 4 December, 2001
In the context, we may fruitfully note what has been stated
in Pradip Chandra Parija and others v. Pramod Chandra Patnaik and others [JT
(2002) 5 SCC 23]. In the said case, the Constitution Bench was dealing with a
situation where the two-Judge Bench disagreeing with the three-Judge Bench
decision directed the matter to be placed before a larger Bench of five
Judges of this Court. In that scenario, the Constitution Bench stated:-