https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308210 An unregistered release deed could be relied on to prove the underlying contract under the proviso to section 49 of the Registration Act, but it could not itself be treated as a fresh agreement to execute the same transfer again. The original agreement was capable of oral modification, and the defendant remained bound to complete registration of the substituted conveyance because the failure to register was not attributable to the plaintiff. On the facts, the plaintiff was not guilty of laches or negligence, the acknowledgment in the unregistered deed supported limitation, and the broader covenant to execute further deeds justified a conveyance to perfect title. Specific performance was therefore granted. en-us Tue, 06 Jan 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:31:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308210 An unregistered release deed could be relied on to prove the underlying contract under the proviso to section 49 of the Registration Act, but it could not itself be treated as a fresh agreement to execute the same transfer again. The original agreement was capable of oral modification, and the defendant remained bound to complete registration of the substituted conveyance because the failure to register was not attributable to the plaintiff. On the facts, the plaintiff was not guilty of laches or negligence, the acknowledgment in the unregistered deed supported limitation, and the broader covenant to execute further deeds justified a conveyance to perfect title. Specific performance was therefore granted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 06 Jan 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308210