https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456195 An unregistered sale deed that is also insufficiently stamped cannot be admitted in evidence unless it is duly stamped in the manner permitted by law. Section 35 of the Indian Stamp Act bars admission of an unstamped instrument, and Section 17 of the Registration Act requires compulsory registration for non-testamentary instruments affecting immovable property. Because the document was intended to convey title and suffered from both defects, the claimed irregularity was not curable by impounding the deed and later marking it after payment of stamp duty and penalty. The request to admit the document in evidence was rejected. en-us Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 06:35:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456195 An unregistered sale deed that is also insufficiently stamped cannot be admitted in evidence unless it is duly stamped in the manner permitted by law. Section 35 of the Indian Stamp Act bars admission of an unstamped instrument, and Section 17 of the Registration Act requires compulsory registration for non-testamentary instruments affecting immovable property. Because the document was intended to convey title and suffered from both defects, the claimed irregularity was not curable by impounding the deed and later marking it after payment of stamp duty and penalty. The request to admit the document in evidence was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456195