#sub-registrar refusal

Madras High Court rules that an unregistered will is sufficient to establish title for settlement deed registration, provided patta and heirship certificates are produced. The judgment clarifies that the Registration Act does not mandate will registration, protecting property owners from arbitrary refusals by sub-registrars.

Madras High Court rules that Sub-Registrars must afford a hearing to both the settlor and third-party protestor before refusing registration of a settlement deed. The court emphasized that administrative orders must be reasoned and comply with principles of natural justice, impacting property registration disputes involving third-party objections.