#transfer of property

When a registered sale deed's execution is admitted, title transfers immediately-mere non-payment of consideration does not invalidate it. The plaintiff bears the burden of proving fraud, collusion, or illegality to set it aside, and failure to challenge within limitation periods bars relief. This reinforces the sanctity of registered property transfers and clarifies remedies for unpaid consideration as separate recovery actions.

The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that a sale deed executed under a prior agreement to sell cannot be invalidated by a subsequent release deed, as the latter is void under lis pendens. The court upheld the sale deed's validity despite the absence of registrar endorsement, relying on witness testimony to establish payment of consideration.

Calcutta High Court rules that a gift deed under the Transfer of Property Act confers landlord status under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997, without explicit assignment. Tenants failing to contest termination notices under Section 2(g) are deemed trespassers, reinforcing the automatic transfer of tenancy rights.

Chhattisgarh High Court holds that entries in record of rights carry statutory presumption of correctness; unregistered gift deeds cannot transfer title under Transfer of Property Act.