https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286215 Where rival registered sale deeds compete, priority turns on the operative intention behind the conveyances, not registration alone. Section 50 of the Registration Act was held inapplicable because both instruments were registered; the real question was whether title was intended to pass on registration or only on payment of consideration and delivery of the deed. On the stated facts, unpaid consideration and the vendor's retention of the plaintiff's deed indicated that title was not meant to pass by registration alone. The defendant's deed, being supported by consideration, delivered, and executed earlier, was treated as operating from the date of execution under Section 47, so the plaintiff's deed did not prevail. en-us Tue, 07 Nov 1933 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:13:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286215 Where rival registered sale deeds compete, priority turns on the operative intention behind the conveyances, not registration alone. Section 50 of the Registration Act was held inapplicable because both instruments were registered; the real question was whether title was intended to pass on registration or only on payment of consideration and delivery of the deed. On the stated facts, unpaid consideration and the vendor's retention of the plaintiff's deed indicated that title was not meant to pass by registration alone. The defendant's deed, being supported by consideration, delivered, and executed earlier, was treated as operating from the date of execution under Section 47, so the plaintiff's deed did not prevail. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Nov 1933 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286215