Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has reserved its judgment on a petition filed by Jindal Steel Limited (JSL) challenging the revocation of its working permission over 51.99 hectares of diverted forest land in the Roida-I Iron and Manganese Mine area of Keonjhar district.

The single judge bench of Justice SK Panigrahi reserved the judgement on Monday after hearing the petition against an order issued by the divisional forest officer (DFO), Keonjhar, on October 19, 2025. ADVERTISEMENT

Noting that the order abruptly halted mining operations a day before Diwali, JSL termed the DFO’s action arbitrary and malafide, arguing that it left the company without any immediate legal remedy.

Appearing for JSL, senior advocates Ashok Parija and Gopal Jain contended that the company had lawfully acquired

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