Registering a Sale Deed Cannot be Declined for Not Producing Prior Deeds

For registration of a sale deed, prior deeds are not essential The Registration Act, 1908 does not authorize the Registering Authority to deny registration of a sale or transfer deed on the ground that the seller's title documents are not produced or that the seller’s title is unproven, says the Supreme Court (SC) in K. Gopi v The Sub-Registrar & Others [2025 INSC 462].

Right of the Legal Heir over the Nominee on a Bank Deposit

Who is the legitimate claimant when the bank deposit/insurance amount of a deceased person is claimed simultaneously by both the nominee on the one hand and the legal heir on the other? The laws have no specific provision to differentiate between legitimacy of a nominee and a legal heir in receiving the deposit/insurance amount of the deceased person. But a few case laws shed light on the issue.

Attachment & Sale of a Property in Execution of a Decree

One of the modes of execution of a decree of a civil court is either by attachment and sale, or by sale without attachment, of any property. The provisions relating to sale of property in an execution proceeding are Sections 65 to 73, and the Rules 64 to 94 of the Order 21, of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC). The Chapter VIII of the Civil Rules of Practice Kerala state the procedural matters relating to execution. The provisions cover both movable and immovable properties.