Supreme Court Allows Civil Appeal in Family Settlement Admissibility Case - Unregistered Kharurunama and Receipt Admissible as Corroborative Evidence. The Court held that if a family settlement document merely records a pre-existing oral agreement, it does not require registration under Section 17(1)(b) of the Registration Act, 1908 and can be used as evidence for collateral purposes, remanding the matter for trial court determination.
1 Oct 2021The Supreme Court of India heard a civil appeal arising from a special leave petition, concerning the admissibility of an unregistered family settleme...
