https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272903 An instrument recording an already completed dedication of property to a deity and appointing the donee as dharmakartha did not amount to a present conveyance of immovable property requiring registration. The document was construed as preserving a future right to seek a formal conveyance, not as transferring title at once. The analysis also noted that a religious trust falls outside the Indian Trusts Act, and that dedication to the Almighty is not a transfer to a living person under the Transfer of Property Act. The Madras line of authority on dedication to an idol or for charity without writing was followed, applying stare decisis. en-us Thu, 20 Jan 1927 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 May 2018 10:04:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272903 An instrument recording an already completed dedication of property to a deity and appointing the donee as dharmakartha did not amount to a present conveyance of immovable property requiring registration. The document was construed as preserving a future right to seek a formal conveyance, not as transferring title at once. The analysis also noted that a religious trust falls outside the Indian Trusts Act, and that dedication to the Almighty is not a transfer to a living person under the Transfer of Property Act. The Madras line of authority on dedication to an idol or for charity without writing was followed, applying stare decisis. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 20 Jan 1927 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272903