https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168372 A writing that merely records a completed family arrangement or past partition, and only lists the allotments already agreed between branches, does not itself create or declare rights in immovable property. It therefore does not attract compulsory registration under Section 17(1)(b) of the Registration Act, 1908. Even if unregistered, such a document may still be considered for the limited collateral purpose of showing the nature of possession under Section 49. The document here was treated as a memorandum of an earlier family settlement intended to resolve competing claims and preserve family harmony, rather than as an instrument conveying title for the first time. en-us Wed, 24 Feb 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 12:45:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168372 A writing that merely records a completed family arrangement or past partition, and only lists the allotments already agreed between branches, does not itself create or declare rights in immovable property. It therefore does not attract compulsory registration under Section 17(1)(b) of the Registration Act, 1908. Even if unregistered, such a document may still be considered for the limited collateral purpose of showing the nature of possession under Section 49. The document here was treated as a memorandum of an earlier family settlement intended to resolve competing claims and preserve family harmony, rather than as an instrument conveying title for the first time. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Feb 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168372