ORISSA HIGH COURT
BANSIDHAR PANIGRAHI – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF ODISHA – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
A.C. Behera, J.
This writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed by the petitioner praying for quashing the impugned order dated 05.07.2025(Annexure-13) passed in UV Case No.25 of 2011 by the Stamp Collector-cum-IGR, Odisha, Board of Revenue, Cuttack(Opposite Party No.2) as well as letter dated 11.07.2025(Annexure-16) issued by the said Stamp Collector-cum-IGR, Odisha, Board of Revenue, Cuttack(Opposite Party No.2) and to direct the Stamp Collector-cum-IGR, Odisha, Board of Revenue, Cuttack(Opposite Party No.2) for releasing the registered sale deed No.2596 dated 25.02.2009 executed in favour of the petitioner by Kishore Chandra Rout, Dushasan Rout and Muralidhar Rout.
2. The factual backgrounds of this writ petition, which prompted the petitioner for filing of the same is that, the sale deed No.2596 dated 25.02.2009 was executed and registered by Kishore Chandra Rout, Dushasan Rout and Muralidhar Rout in favour of the petitioner, but, that said Sale Deed No.2596 was impounded on the ground of under valuation. For which, an Under Valuation Case(UV Case) No.25 of 2011 was initiated and in the said Under Valuation Case No.25 of 2
The Registering Officer must release a registered sale deed promptly after registration, regardless of arrears or pending penalties, as clarified by various case precedents.
Court directs timely decision on sale deed release post guideline value verification under Section 47A(1) Indian Stamp Act.
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