Bijaya Laxmi Sarangi v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Bijaya Laxmi Sarangi v. State of Odisha, W.P.(C) No.34139 of 2025, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, A.C. Behera, J., decided 17.12.2025 — oral refusal by Sub-Registrar to receive sale deed for registration; duty of Sub-Registrar to receive document presented for registration; refusal only in writing with reasons if not legally fit; Section 71 Registration Act 1908; Orissa Registration Rules 1988; Indian Registration Act 1908; direction to receive deed with certified copy of judgment; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; North East Infrastructure v. State of Andhra Pradesh 2025 (2) Civ.C.C. 220; Antaryami Nayak v. State of Odisha WP(C) No.18548 of 2025.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Sub-Registrar, Bhubaneswar (O.P. No.4) to receive the petitioner's deed for sale if presented before him/her annexing the certified copy of the judgment, and to act upon the same as per The Indian Registration Act, 1908 and The Orissa Registration Rules, 1988.