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Section 17 of the Registration Act 1908 makes registration mandatory for immovable-property transfers above Rs 100 in value. Section 49 makes unregistered documents inadmissible as evidence of the transaction (with limited collateral-purpose exceptions). The sale deed must be on stamp paper of the appropriate state stamp duty (varies 4-8% across states; women buyers often get 1-2% concession). Registration is at the Sub-Registrar's office having jurisdiction over the property's location, with both parties present, photographed, biometrically captured.
Statutory reference
Section 17 Registration Act 1908
The registered sale deed is the document that actually transfers ownership of immovable property worth ₹100 or more — an agreement to sell, a GPA, or possession letters do not, whatever market practice suggests. Execution runs through the Sub-Registrar of the property's district: stamp duty at the state's rate (with concessions for women buyers in several states, including Delhi and UP), registration fee, both parties' and witnesses' presence for biometrics and photographs, and presentation within four months of execution. The lawyer's work happens before that appointment: verifying the seller's title chain and a clean encumbrance certificate, matching the property schedule to the actual survey/khasra numbers, confirming no registered mortgage survives without a release deed, and drafting covenants — title warranty, indemnity, possession and dues cutoffs — that protect the buyer for decades. After registration, mutation in revenue/municipal records completes the practical transfer.
Worked example
A Noida buyer pays ₹1.1 crore for a resale flat. Her lawyer insists the deal close only by registered sale deed — not the seller's proposed 'GPA + agreement' shortcut that would save stamp duty. Pre-registration checks surface a surviving mortgage entry from 2019; the lender's registered release deed is obtained first. At the Sub-Registrar's office the deed is executed with the authority transfer-memorandum requirements met, duty paid at UP's female-buyer concession rate in her name, and possession and maintenance-dues cutoffs recorded in the deed. Mutation follows in six weeks. Two years later, when a cousin of the seller claims an interest, the registered deed plus the release trail ends the threat at the notice stage.
Related practice areas
Conveyance of immovable property valued above Rs 100 must be by registered sale deed under Section 17 of the Registration Act 1908. Unregistered sale deeds do not pass title and are inadmissible as evidence of title.
Registered Sale Deed is governed by Section 17 Registration Act 1908. Section 17 of the Registration Act 1908 makes registration mandatory for immovable-property transfers above Rs 100 in value. Section 49 makes unregistered documents inadmissible as evidence of the transaction (with limited collateral-purpose exceptions). The sale deed must be on stamp paper of the appropriate state stamp duty (varies 4-8% across states; women buyers often get 1-2% concession). Registration is at the Sub-Registrar's office having jurisdiction over the property's location, with both parties present, photographed, biometrically captured.
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