Registered Sale Deed Presumed Valid; Minor Discrepancies in Attesting Witness Details Do Not Invalidate Execution: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that a minor discrepancy in the details of an attesting witness cannot be a ground to doubt the validity of a registered sale deed. The Court emphasized that a registered sale deed carries a strong statutory presumption of validity and genuineness, and such presumption cannot be displaced merely because a witness gives slightly different personal details while deposing many years later. Bench Delivers Significant Property…