https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195127 An arbitration award on a private reference that itself effects a partition of immovable property and operates to create or declare rights in that property is compulsorily registrable under section 17(1)(b) of the Indian Registration Act, 1908. The decisive test is the legal effect of the award on rights in immovable property, not whether further steps are needed for enforcement. An award under the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940 is final and binding between the parties, but if it purports to affect immovable property of the requisite value without registration, it cannot be used to affect that property. en-us Fri, 27 Sep 1968 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:31:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195127 An arbitration award on a private reference that itself effects a partition of immovable property and operates to create or declare rights in that property is compulsorily registrable under section 17(1)(b) of the Indian Registration Act, 1908. The decisive test is the legal effect of the award on rights in immovable property, not whether further steps are needed for enforcement. An award under the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940 is final and binding between the parties, but if it purports to affect immovable property of the requisite value without registration, it cannot be used to affect that property. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 27 Sep 1968 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195127