Supreme Court

Unregistered Agreements of Sale Are Not A Proof of Ownership, Says SC

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