ORISSA HIGH COURT : CUTTACK

WP(C) No.27912 of 2024

An application under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of

India. ***

Brundaban Muduli

… Petitioner.

-VERSUS-

State of Odisha & Others

… Opposite Parties

Counsel appeared for the parties:

For the Petitioner : Mr. H.N. Mohapatra, Advocate

For the Opposite Parties : Mr. T. Kumar, Addl. Standing Counsel.

(for Opp. Party Nos.1 to 3)

Mr. B.B. Mohapatra, Advocate

(for Opp. Party No.4)

P R E S E N T: HONOURABLE

MR. JUSTICE ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA

Date of Hearing : 18.11.2025 :: Date of Judgment :23.12.2025

JUDGMENT

ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA, J.

1. This writ petition under Article 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed by the petitioner praying for quashing the order of refusal to register the deed for sale of the petitioner passed under Section 71(1) of the Registration Act by the Registering Officer, Kakatpur (Opp.

Party No.3) on dated 12.09.2024.

2. Heard from the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the Opp. Party No.4 and the learned Addl.

Standing Counsel for the State-Opp. Parties.

3. The factual backgrounds of this writ petition which prompted the petitioner for filing of the same is that, on dated 12.09.2024, the pe