https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175736 A lease of land used for betel cultivation was construed as a lease for agricultural purposes, because the term "agricultural purposes" was read in its ordinary and wider sense to include productive cultivation of the soil, including garden cultivation. On that basis, the lease did not attract compulsory registration under the Transfer of Property Act. The document also did not create a term exceeding five years, so it was not compulsorily registrable under the Registration Act, and registration remained optional. The unregistered lease could therefore be relied upon, and the decree dismissing the suit was set aside with remand for decision on the merits. en-us Fri, 29 Mar 1901 00:00:00 +0521 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 11:04:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175736 A lease of land used for betel cultivation was construed as a lease for agricultural purposes, because the term "agricultural purposes" was read in its ordinary and wider sense to include productive cultivation of the soil, including garden cultivation. On that basis, the lease did not attract compulsory registration under the Transfer of Property Act. The document also did not create a term exceeding five years, so it was not compulsorily registrable under the Registration Act, and registration remained optional. The unregistered lease could therefore be relied upon, and the decree dismissing the suit was set aside with remand for decision on the merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 29 Mar 1901 00:00:00 +0521 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175736