Pankaj Pratap Dev v. State of Odisha
Registration – Deed of cancellation of power of attorney
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) No.19811 of 2025 | Pankaj Pratap Dev v. State of Odisha | Orissa High Court, Cuttack | Judgment dated 17.11.2025 | A.C. Behera, J | Direction to District Sub-registrar, Cuttack to act upon deed of cancellation of power of attorney presented on 28.02.2025 | Sub-registrar cannot sit over or silently retain a presented document; he must either register it or refuse registration by a written order under Section 22-B of the Registration Act, 1908 read with the Orissa Registration Rules, 1988.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed and disposed of finally; District Sub-registrar, Cuttack (Opposite Party No.3) directed to act upon the deed of cancellation of power of attorney (original of Annexure-1) as per the Registration Act, 1908 and the Orissa Registration Rules, 1988 on the very same day of production of the certified copy of the judgment.