HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA Date of Hearing : 14.08.2025 :: Date of Judgment : 14.08.2025 J UDGMENT ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA , J.(cid:0)‡

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This writ petition under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed by the petitioner praying for directing the Sub-Registrar, Barang in the district of Cuttack (O.P. No.4) to accept the deed of sale of the petitioner for registration, because, the Sub-Registrar, Barang in the district of Cuttack (O.P. No.4) is not receiving the deed of sale of the petitioner presented for registration stating that, the petitioner has no power to transfer his undivided sole share without the consent of his co-sharers. For which, without getting any way, the petitioner have filed this writ petition.

2. Heard from the learned counsels of both the sides.

3. The law is very much clear that, the Sub-Registrar cannot orally refuse to receive any document, when the same is presented for registration. He/she is either to register the document or to refuse to register the same indicating the reasons for non-acceptance for registration, if that document is not legally fit for acceptance and registration. According to The Registratio