Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; W.P.(C) No.30009 of 2025; A.C. Behera, J.; judgment dated 08.01.2026; Sub-Registrar Barang; oral refusal to receive deed of sale for registration; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; Registration Act 1908; Section 71 Registration Act; Orissa Registration Rules 1988; Rule 100; Notification No.2915 dated 02.08.2017 I.G.R Odisha; duty of Sub-Registrar to receive document presented for registration; refusal only with reasons in writing; relied on North East Infrastructure Private Limited vrs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2025 (2) Civ.C.C. 220) and Antaryami Nayak vrs. State of Odisha (WP(C) No.18548 of 2025); writ petition allowed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; Sub-Registrar, Barang (Opposite Party No.4) directed to receive the petitioners' deed of sale if presented with the certified copy of the judgment and to act upon it as per the Registration Act, 1908 and the Orissa Registration Rules, 1988; the registered sale deed to be returned to the petitioners within 3 (three) days of registration as per Rule 100 of the Orissa Registration Rules, 1988 and Notification No.2915 dated 02.08.2017 of I.G.R of Odisha.