Sunita Patro v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Sub-Registrar oral refusal to receive deed; registration of sale deed; Kukudakhandi; duty to receive document presented for registration; refusal only with reasons in writing; Section 71 Registration Act 1908; Rule 147 Orissa Registration Rules 1988; Rule 100 Orissa Registration Rules 1988; Notification No.2915 dated 02.08.2017 I.G.R Odisha; return of registered sale deed within 3 days; North East Infrastructure Private Limited v. State of Andhra Pradesh 2025 (2) Civ.C.C. 220; Antaryami Nayak WP(C) No.18548 of 2025; Articles 226 & 227 Constitution of India; writ petition disposed with direction.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Sub-Registrar, Kukudakhandi (O.P. No.3) to receive the petitioner's deed for sale if presented for registration with the certified copy of the judgment, to act upon it as per the Indian Registration Act, 1908 and the Orissa Registration Rules, 1988, and to return the registered sale deed to the petitioner within 3 days of registration after complying all formalities under Rule 100 of the Orissa Registration Rules, 1988 and Notification No.2915 dated 02.08.2017 of I.G.R., Odisha.