The Supreme Court has declared Rule 55A(i) of the Registration Rules invalid observing that no provision under the the Registration Act 1908 confers power on any authority to refuse registration of a transfer document on the ground that the documents regarding the title of the vendor are not produced, or if his title is not established.
The Court set aside the Order of the Madras High Court, which dismissed the Writ Petition filed by the Appellant relying on Rule 55A(i) of the Registration Rules under the Registration Act, 1908 (the Act).
A Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan remarked, “Even if an executant executes a sale deed or a lease in respect of a land in…