https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193562 An ordinary family settlement that merely recognises and defines the parties' antecedent titles does not itself operate as a transfer of immovable property. Because such an arrangement is an acknowledgment of title rather than a contract to convey property for consideration, it falls outside Section 53-A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. The statutory protection of part performance therefore was unavailable, and the defect of non-registration was not cured by the later amendment. The unregistered compromise remained ineffective for want of registration. en-us Thu, 29 Apr 1937 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Aug 2017 12:52:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193562 An ordinary family settlement that merely recognises and defines the parties' antecedent titles does not itself operate as a transfer of immovable property. Because such an arrangement is an acknowledgment of title rather than a contract to convey property for consideration, it falls outside Section 53-A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. The statutory protection of part performance therefore was unavailable, and the defect of non-registration was not cured by the later amendment. The unregistered compromise remained ineffective for want of registration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 29 Apr 1937 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193562