The Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908) Bare Act

The Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908) published by Whitesmann Publishing (Edition 2027, Book Code: R-4) features an introduction and short comments by Anoopam Modak. This comprehensive Bare Act is updated as amended by The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019) (w.e.f. October 31, 2019).

It incorporates important legislative additions:

• State Amendments

Key Highlights & Features:

• Landmark Judgments Covered: Includes crucial rulings such as Satya Pal Anand Vs. State of M.P. (power to cancel registration is a substantive matter; role of the Sub-registrar), Champalal Vs. Mst. Samarath Bai (registration of an award), Sardar Singh Vs. Krishna Devi and N. Khadervali Saheb (Dead) By Lrs Vs. N. Gudu Saheb (Dead) (compulsory registration), and Rajni Tandon Vs. Dulal Ranjan Ghosh Dastidar (interpretation of Section 32 and 33 of the Registration Act, 1908).

• Supreme Court Guidelines: Features authoritative rulings on deed of cancellation (T.C. Subramanian Vs. Sub Registrar), unregistered documents (K.B. Saha and Sons Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Development Consultant Ltd.), registration of memorandum (Deb Dutta Seal Vs. Ramanlal Phumra and Others), and essential requirements of registration (Asset Reconstruction Company Vs. S.P. Velayutham).

• Editorial Aids: Features an introduction, short notes/comments, landmark judgments, Supreme Court guidelines, list of referred cases, and a subject index.