Bhubaneswar, Oct. 26 -- Orissa High Court has ordered the registration of a land sale deed after a dispute over whether a person's caste classification in one state can be used to impose restrictions applicable to a different category in another state.

The order came in a writ petition filed by Binoy Krishna Das, a Jharkhand resident who owns land in Mayurbhanj district. Justice Sashikanta Mishra set aside a letter issued by the district registrar-cum-additional district magistrate (ADM), Mayurbhanj, which required Das to secure prior permission before selling the property, as reported by The New Indian Express.

The court held that restrictions under Odisha Regulation 2 of 1956, which governs the transfer of land belonging to Scheduled ...