#property title dispute

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that a duly registered sale deed conclusively establishes legal ownership, rendering claims of adverse possession legally unsustainable even after prolonged possession. This reinforces the primacy of documentary title in property disputes and protects bona fide purchasers from encroachment claims based solely on occupation.

Karnataka High Court holds that a sale deed executed by an unauthorized person under fraud is void ab initio, nullifying all subsequent judicial decrees. The ruling reinforces that fraud vitiates all legal proceedings, including those attaining finality, and res judicata does not apply to void transactions.

MP High Court rules that a waqf notification issued without complying with the mandatory survey requirement under Section 4 of the Waqf Act, 1995 is null and void from inception. The judgment underscores statutory compliance as a precondition for valid waqf declarations, impacting property disputes involving waqf boards.