Ladi Manas Ranjan Patra v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No. 33669 OF 2022 Ladi Manas Ranjan Patra ....

Petitioner Mr. Surjya Narayan Sahu, Advocate -versusState of Odisha and others ....

Opp. Parties Mr. Baibaswata Panigrahi, Additional Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE K.R. MOHAPATRA

ORDER

Order No.

21.12.2022 01.

1.

This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2.

The Petitioner in this writ petition seeks for a direction to the Sub-Registrar, Paralakhemundi-Opposite Party No.3 to register the sale deed of the property i.e. Plot Nos.2883, 2884, 2874 under Khata No.219/580 situated in Mouza Rayagada under Rayagada Tahasil in the district of Gajapati to the extent of the Petitioner's share in the ROR.

3.

Mr. Sahu, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that although he has produced documents for registration before the Sub-Registrar, Paralakhemundi, he has refused to register the same.

4.

Section-71 (1) of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short 'the Act') provides that every Sub-Registrar refusing to register a document, except on the ground that the property to which it relates is not situated within his sub-district, shall make an order of refusal and record his reasons for such order in his Book No.2, and endorse the words "registration refused" on the document; and, on application made by any person executing

// 2 // or claiming under the document, shall, without payment and unnecessary delay, give him a copy of the reasons so recorded. 5.

In view of the clear provision, Petitioner is required to file an application under Section 71 of the Act in order to take further action in the matter. Accordingly, it is directed that in the event the Petitioner files an application under Section 71 of the Act along with the document intended to be registered within a period of two weeks hence along with certified copy of this order, the Sub-Registrar, Paralakhemundi -Opposite Party No.3 shall do well to consider the same and pass a reasoned order thereon. If the Sub-Registrar, Paralakhemundi is of the opinion that the deed/document in question cannot be registered, he shall supply the reasons of refusal of registration of such document within a period of two weeks therefrom. 6.

With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition stands disposed of.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

(K.R. Mohapatra) Judge ms