Bhubaneswar, Nov. 2 -- The Shree Jagannath Temple administration has secured the restoration of 28.84 acre of valuable land in Puri after the Consolidation Commissioner set aside a disputed land record and directed that the property be recorded in the name of Lord Jagannath through the temple managing committee.

The land is located in Shankarpur mouza under Puri tehsil. It is adjacent to Omkareshwar temple and close to the national highway. Officials estimate its market value at over Rs 600 crore.

As per The New Indian Express, the order was passed by Consolidation Commissioner Prabir Kumar Nayak in an OSS revision case.

The dispute dates back to the 1962-63 Sabik settlement. The then Mahanta had gifted the land for the benefit of Lord...