https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300233 A unilateral cancellation of a registered sale deed is not registrable where the vendor acts alone, because cancellation of a completed bilateral transaction requires the participation and consent of both parties. Earlier rulings striking down Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908, removed only the public-policy bar and did not create a right to register unilateral cancellation deeds. Reading Sections 17, 18, 32-A, 34 and 34-A of the Registration Act, 1908 with Section 62 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the Court treated rescission as requiring bilateral action. A circular insisting on both parties' signatures was therefore consistent with these principles. en-us Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:33:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300233 A unilateral cancellation of a registered sale deed is not registrable where the vendor acts alone, because cancellation of a completed bilateral transaction requires the participation and consent of both parties. Earlier rulings striking down Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908, removed only the public-policy bar and did not create a right to register unilateral cancellation deeds. Reading Sections 17, 18, 32-A, 34 and 34-A of the Registration Act, 1908 with Section 62 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the Court treated rescission as requiring bilateral action. A circular insisting on both parties' signatures was therefore consistent with these principles. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300233