sale deed Archives

Supreme Court of India restores registered sale deed in long-running property dispute — courts must not casually brand registered instruments as sham; heavy burden lies on challenger

Court’s decision The Supreme Court of India allowed the civil appeal and set aside the Karnataka High Court’s judgment which had declared a registered sale deed and contemporaneous rental agreement…

Rawlaw January 27, 2026

News

Delhi High Court confirms status quo in decades-old Rajouri Garden property dispute — suspicious will and prima facie invalid sale deed bar creation of third-party rights

Court’s decision The Delhi High Court confirmed an interim status quo order in a long-running property dispute concerning a Rajouri Garden house, holding that serious and unresolved doubts surrounding an…

Rawlaw January 27, 2026

News

Karnataka High Court Rejects Plea for Thumb Impression Verification — “When Execution of Sale Deed Is Never Disputed, Seeking Forensic Test at Final Stage Is Unwarranted”

Court’s Decision The Karnataka High Court, per Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty, dismissed a writ petition challenging the rejection of an application seeking forensic comparison of thumb impressions in a civil…

Rawlaw October 25, 2025

News

Delhi High Court: “Ownership must be proved through cogent evidence; discrepancies in Sale Deed cannot confer title” – Appeal dismissed as plaintiff fails to establish valid Sale Deed against brother in family property dispute

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court dismissed a Regular First Appeal challenging the judgment of the Trial Court which had denied relief of possession, mesne profits, and injunction in respect…

Rawlaw September 11, 2025

News

Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal by Subsequent Purchaser Against Declaration of Sale Deed as Non-Binding, Upholds Protection of Coparcenary Rights in Joint Hindu Family Property Sold by Karta Without Legal Necessity, Citing Validity of Ancestral Ownership Rights Over Alleged Bona Fide Purchases

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court dismissed the second appeal filed by the appellant-purchaser and upheld the concurrent findings of the lower courts, declaring the sale deed executed by the…

Rawlaw July 25, 2025

News

Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs Registrar to Accept Sale Deed Despite Government Claim: “Registration Must Be Subject to Law, Not Mere Government Assertion”

Court’s Decision The Andhra Pradesh High Court directed the Sub Registrar and District Registrar to receive and register a sale deed in favour of the petitioners concerning Plot No. 79…

Rawlaw June 23, 2025

News

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Land Buyer: “Purchaser Who Paid Consideration Through Registered Sale Deed Cannot Be Accused of Deception Without Specific Allegations”

Judgment Name: Biju Molla v. State of West Bengal & Ors. Date of Judgment: 17 June 2025Coram: Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, Calcutta High Court Court’s Decision The Calcutta High…

Rawlaw June 19, 2025