Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
Unregistered Sale Deed Void Under Registration Act: Occupancy of Government Quarter Unlawful | Gauhati HC (Kohima Bench)
Gauhati HC (Kohima Bench) ruled that an unregistered sale deed cannot confer legal rights over a government quarter, rendering continued occupancy unlawful under the Registration Act. The court upheld eviction notices and imposed costs for abuse of process, reinforcing that statutory registration requirements override private agreements in government property disputes.