https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277503 An unregistered agreement granting extensive rights to excavate land was treated as creating an interest in immovable property, so it fell within the registration law and could not be relied on to prove the transaction affecting title. Section 53-A of the Transfer of Property Act was held inapplicable because it does not operate retrospectively to transfers made before 1 April 1930. By contrast, the covenant to level the land was a collateral personal obligation that did not itself create or extinguish any interest in the property, so it remained admissible and enforceable despite non-registration. The appeal failed, though the question of damages was remanded for further enquiry. en-us Thu, 28 Apr 1932 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277503 An unregistered agreement granting extensive rights to excavate land was treated as creating an interest in immovable property, so it fell within the registration law and could not be relied on to prove the transaction affecting title. Section 53-A of the Transfer of Property Act was held inapplicable because it does not operate retrospectively to transfers made before 1 April 1930. By contrast, the covenant to level the land was a collateral personal obligation that did not itself create or extinguish any interest in the property, so it remained admissible and enforceable despite non-registration. The appeal failed, though the question of damages was remanded for further enquiry. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 28 Apr 1932 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277503