2026:CGHC:15643 AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 762 of 2019

1 – K.P. Verma S/o Late Shri D.P. Verma Aged About 60 Years Deputy Registrar, Gharghoda, Raigarh Chhattisgarh., District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Department Of Commercial Tax (Registration) Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Inspector General Of Registration And Superitendence Of Stamps Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ashish Shrivastava, Sr. Advocate with Mr.

Udit Khatri, Advocate.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rahul Tamaskar, Govt. Advocate.

(Single Bench)

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal

Order On Board

06/04/2026 :

1. Invoking jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner herein has questioned the Digitally signed by KRISHNA KRISHNA KUMAR KUMAR BARVE BARVE Date:

2026.04.08

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legality, validity and correctness of the impugned order dated 18.5.2018 (Annexure-P/1) passed by the State of Chhattisgarh, by which the State has dismissed the Appeal preferred by the petitioner affirming the order dated 31.10.2000 passed by the Inspector General, Registration imposing penalty of stoppage of 3 increments with cumulative effect.

2. The petitioner herein was duly appointed as Sub-Registrar under Section 6 of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short ‘the Act, 1908’). On 21.2.1994, while discharging his duties as Sub-Registrar, he allowed registration of two sale deeds, one by Ramswaroop Gupta in favour of MP Electricity Board transferring Khasra No.38/17 situated at Ambikapur, and second by Harbhajan Singh in favour of MP Electricity Board transferring Khasra No.38/26, at their residence in exercise of powers under proviso to Section 31 of the Act, 1908. Thereafter, he was charge sheeted by the Inspector General, Registration and Superintendent Stamp on the following two charges:-

“ vkjksi dzekad 1 %& Jh ds-ih- oEkkZ tc mi iath;d dk;kZy; vafcdkiqj esa mi iath;d ds in ij inLFk Fks rc muds }kjk Jh jkeLo:i xqIrk fuoklh vafcdkiqj rFkk Jh gjHktu flag NkcM+k fuoklh vafcdkiqj }kjk fu"ikfnr xzke fo’kuiqj ftyk&ljxqtk dh 'kkldh; iV~Vs dh Hkwfe [kljk u a-38 @ 26 ,oa 38 @ 7 ds fodz;i= dzekad 3509 ,oa 3510 fnukad 21-02-1994 dks cxSj dysDVj ljxqtk dh vuqefr ds iath;u fd;k x;kA bl izdkj muds }kjk e-iz- Hkw&jktLo lafgrk 1959 dh /kkjk 165¿7À¿,À ,oa ¿10À dk mYya?ku fd;k x;kA bl izdkj muds }kjk vius inh; drZO;ksa dk laiknu iw.kZ fu"Bk ls u dj ykijokgh cjrh xbZA vkjksi dzaekd 2%& Jh ds-ih-oEkkZ mi iath;d }kjk mijksDr nLrkostksa dk iath;d i{kdkjksa ds fuokl ij tkdj iath;d dh lqfo/kk iznku dh xbZ tcfd iath;u ds fnukad dks nksuksa fodzrs k iath;u dk;kZy; esa mifLFkr gksus esa iw.kZ :i ls l{ke FksA bl izdkj muds }kjk vius inh; drZO;ksa ds laiknu djus esa ykijokgh cjrh xbZ gSA muds d`R; e/;izns’k flfoy lsok ¿vkpj.kÀ fu;e 1965 ds fu;e 3¿1À ¿iiÀ ds varxZr dnkpj.k gSA”

3. After the departmental proceeding and after recording evidence of the parties, the Inspector General, Registration came to the conclusion that the petitioner has committed misconduct, for which penalty of stoppage of 3 increments with cumulative effect has been imposed on the petitioner, against which the petitioner had preferred an appeal before the State Government and the State vide impugned order dated 18.5.2018 (Annexure-P/1) has dismissed the appeal, which led to filing of the present writ petition.

4. Mr. Ashish Shrivastava, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner would submit that there is no material available on record to show that the land bearing Khasra No.38/17 transferred by Ramswaroop Gupta in favour of MP Electricity Board and the land bearing Khasra No.38/26 transferred by Harbhajan Singh in favour of MP Electricity Board were leased out to them by the Government and, therefore, it could not be registered in favour of the State Electricity Board wit