Keeping Pace with Legal Change
Under the scheme of the Registration Act, 1908, the registering officer is supposed to perform an administrative role, not a quasi-judicial one. The investigation into title of a person is a complex question requiring adjudication by a civil court. This can also help one understand why the registering officer generally cannot cancel a deed after registration.
The more recent the Supreme Court decision of the case of Krishan Gopal vs. Gurmeet Kaur (Dead)b), Through LRs.,& Ors.…
The Supreme Court ruled that an unregistered sale agreement cannot confer ownership of immovable property, even if later transactions are registered. Only a properly registered sale deed transfers legal title. In this case, Bhavana Society and its buyers had no valid claim, as their title traced back to an unregistered 1982 agreement, making all subsequent sales legally ineffective
The Supreme Court of India made history when it determined that an agreement to sell does not give someone property rights or ownership. The Court threw out a bogus lawsuit, which shows that you need a sale document to claim rights to property that can’t be moved.
The verdict handed down by the Supreme Court in the case of Ram Kishan v. State of Haryana in 2025 is dissected in this article. Particular attention is paid to the topics of land acquisition, equitable compensation, and judicial reasoning concerning similar land valuation. In accordance with the Land Acquisition Act, the verdict places an emphasis on providing landowners with equitable treatment.
