Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 1292 · Decided 7 November 2025
Samiullah v. The State of Bihar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 1292 · [2025] 11 S.C.R. 448
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 13429/2025
- Decided
- 7 November 2025
- Bench
- PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, JOYMALYA BAGCHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act; Transfer of Property Act; Registration Act Section 69(1)(a)(aa), 69; Information Technology Act; Stamp Act
Headnote
Issue arose as regard the sub-rules (xvii) and (xviii) to r.19 of the Bihar Registration Rules, 2008 empowering registering authorities to refuse registration of documents, if proof of mutation of the property under sale in favour of the vendor not produced along with if ultra vires the Act. Bihar Registration Rules, 2008 - r.19 (xvii) and (xviii) - Refusal of duly presented document - Sub-rules (xvii) and (xviii) introduced by way of amendments to r.19 empowering registering authorities to refuse registration of documents,
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