Shailabala Mohanty v. State of Odisha
Registration – Refusal to accept document for registration
Case brief
What is this about?
Shailabala Mohanty v. State of Odisha and Others, W.P.(C) No. 2955 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, decided 11.02.2026 by Justice Sashikanta Mishra — registering authority cannot refuse to accept a document submitted for registration; Sub-Registrar, Cuttack directed to accept the petitioner's sale deed and consider it in accordance with law; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Sub-Registrar, Cuttack to accept the sale deed proposed to be submitted by the petitioner and consider the same in accordance with law. ¶¶16