SC, Registering Authority cannot decide property ownership: Case of K Gopi vs Sub-Registrar, SC Judgement Dated 7th April 2025. A sale deed was executed in favour of the appellant in respect of the property mentioned therein. The Sub- Registrar refused to register the sale deed on the ground that the title of the vendor and the appellant was not established.
— The apex court held that the registering officer has no adjudicatory power to decide whether the executant has any title. The registering officer cannot refuse to register the document if all the procedural compliances are made and the necessary stamp duty as well as registration charges/fee are paid. The execution and registration of a document have the effect of transferring only those rights, if any, that the executant possesses. If the executant has no right, title, or interest in the property, the registered document cannot effect any transfer. (SC Judgement Dated 07/04/2025)