Orissa High Court
WP(C)/27947/2026 of SIBA PRASAD LENKA Vs SUB REGISTER, KUJANG, JAGATSINGHPUR on 10 September 2026
g e IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C). No.27947 of 2026 ODHC010636272026 Siba Prasad Lenka …. Petitioner Represented by Mr. B.S.Das, Advocate -Versus - Sub-Registrar, Kujang, Jagatsinghpur & Ors …. Opposite Party Represented by Mr. A.R.Dash, A.G.A CORAM: JUSTICE
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C). No.27947 of 2026
ODHC010636272026
Siba Prasad Lenka
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Petitioner
Represented by
Mr. B.S.Das, Advocate
-Versus -
Sub-Registrar, Kujang,
Jagatsinghpur & Ors
….
Opposite Party
Represented by
Mr. A.R.Dash,
A.G.A
CORAM:
JUSTICE SASHIKANTA MISHRA
ORDER_
10.09.2026
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1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.
2. The document submitted by the petitioner for registration was refused by the Registering Officer by endorsing the following on the body of the e-stamp foil: “Registration is refused under Section 22-A(2) of registration (Odisha Amendment) Act, 2013. The reason for refusal is recorded in Book-II Register. Return the original document along with its true copy to the presentant.”
3. Neither the petitioner nor this Court can comprehend the reasons for which the registration was refused. Furthermore, the reasons have been supposedly mentioned in Book-II register, as if the same is available to be viewed by all and sundry. This is an entirely erroneous approach which cannot be countenanced in law. Order No.
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The matter is remitted to the Registering Officer to record detailed reasons for refusing to register the document under intimation to the petitioner. If need be, the petitioner shall also be granted an opportunity of hearing. The earlier order of refusal shall not come in the way of the Registering Officer in considering the document for registration afresh.
(Sashikanta Mishra) Judge
Deepak Digitally Signed Signed by: DEEPAK PARIDA Reason: Authentication Location: OHC,Cuttack Date: 11-Sep-2026 17:47:35 Signature Not Verified