#Section 53A

The Delhi High Court overturned two district-court possession orders, ruling that an unregistered agreement to sell cannot be invoked to obtain possession under Order XII Rule 6 CPC and does not attract the protection of Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act. This limits claimants from using informal sale agreements to secure possession of property.

An agreement to sell a premises and receipt of part-payment cannot by themselves terminate an existing lease; only a surrender under Section 111 of the Transfer of Property Act ends tenancy. This clarifies that landlords must obtain a formal surrender before evicting tenants, protecting occupants in similar sale-related disputes.