#General Clauses Act 1897

The Gauhati High Court ruled that a Deputy Commissioner cannot set aside a duly registered sale deed, as only a civil court has jurisdiction to annul registration under the Registration Act, 1908. Consequently, the registrar’s authority ends once registration is effected, protecting buyers and sellers from administrative cancellation. This decision safeguards the finality of property transactions in Assam.

Allahabad High Court rules that land acquisition proceedings under the repealed Land Acquisition Act, 1894 are invalid if Section 4 notifications were published after 01.01.2014, regardless of the notification date. The court directed recalculation of compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation Act, 2013, reinforcing the publication date as the decisive factor for initiation of proceedings.