Registered and Non-Registered Documents

Registered and Non-Registered Documents by Kant Mani is a comprehensive guide that explores the Indian laws surrounding the registration of documents. This authoritative work explains the legal distinctions between registered and non-registered documents, their enforceability, and evidentiary significance. Structured with practical insights and examples, it is an indispensable resource for legal practitioners, students, and academics dealing with property and contract matters.

The book covers topics such as compulsory and optional registration, handling documents in unfamiliar languages, and issues related to interlineations, blanks, erasures, or alterations. It also delves into property descriptions, maps, the effective date of registered documents, and the effects of non-registration.

Key Features:

• Addresses all aspects of document registration, both compulsory and optional.
• Explains the effect of registration and non-registration on enforceability, oral agreements, and unregistered documents.
• Covers property descriptions, plans, and reference to government surveys.
• Discusses documents with interlineations, blanks, erasures, or alterations, and documents in languages not understood by the registering officer.
• Organised according to key legal topics for ease of understanding and practical application.

This book is essential for law students, practicing advocates, legal professionals dealing with property and contract law, and academics specializing in registration and procedural law.

Introduction
Documents of which Registration is Compulsory
Documents of which Registration is Optional
Documents in Language not understood by Registering Officer
Documents containing Interlineations, Blanks,
Erasures or Alterations
Description of Property and Maps or Plans
Description of Houses and Land by Reference to Government Maps or Surveys
Time from which Registered Document Operates
Registered Documents relating to Property when to take effect against Oral Agreements
Effect of Non-registration of Documents required to be Registered
Certain Registered Documents relating to Land to take effect against Unregistered Documents