Unregistered Sale Agreements Are Admissible As Evidence In Suits For Specific Performance : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, in a landmark ruling on June 25, 2025, clarified that an unregistered agreement for sale, though compulsorily registrable under Section 17(1)(f) of the Registration Act, is still admissible as evidence in a suit for specific performance. The Division Bench of Justice Satish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar issued the decision while deciding an appeal arising from a property dispute where the execution of a sale…