#unregistered document

Karnataka High Court holds that a photocopy of an unregistered partition deed cannot be marked as evidence under Section 49 of the Registration Act and Section 65 of the Indian Evidence Act, reinforcing the mandatory production of original documents for evidentiary value. The ruling impacts property disputes where unregistered documents are relied upon in civil proceedings.

The Rajasthan High Court holds that an unregistered family settlement memorandum, though not compulsorily registrable under Section 17 of the Registration Act, can be admitted as evidence for collateral purposes. Where parties have acquiesced to the settlement for decades, estoppel prevents later attempts to invalidate it, reinforcing stability in familial property arrangements and protecting long-standing possession.