Nirmal Swain v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
This Court held that non-acceptance of a sale deed due to pending creation of a new revenue village is not a valid ground for refusal. The authority must register the deed if no other legal impediment exists.
What did the court decide?
The registering authority is directed not to wait for the creation of a new revenue village but to register the sale deed presented for the existing village if there is no other legal impediment.