Srinagar, June 14 -- A bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice K Vinod Chandran delivered the verdict while disposing of a batch of appeals arising from a contentious 53-acre land dispute on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The appeals challenged an order by a Division Bench of the Telangana High Court, which had upheld the validity of long-delayed sale deed registrations-contrary to statutory requirements.

Court Reaffirms Legal Timeline

The Supreme Court emphasized the mandatory nature of timely registration under Section 23 of the Registration Act, which stipulates a four-month deadline from the date of execution for presenting a property sale deed for registration. In cases where multiple parties sign the document at differe...