#registration of property

The Madras High Court has ruled that a secured creditor’s SARFAESI sale certificate cannot be blocked from registration merely due to a prior court attachment by an unsecured creditor. This affirms the primacy of secured interests under the SARFAESI Act and invalidates non-speaking orders that deny registration without hearing - a procedural safeguard critical for asset reconstruction companies and financial institutions enforcing security interests.

The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that under Section 15(2)(b) of the Hindu Succession Act, property inherited by a widow from her husband must revert to his heirs if she dies without issue. The court invalidated unregistered compromise decrees favoring third parties, emphasizing that only legitimate family settlements with valid succession claims are enforceable.

Madras High Court holds that refusal to register a release deed solely due to multiple joint pattadhars is invalid without notifying all interested parties.