For which of the following registration is compulsory under the Registration Act?
Verified Answer
A. Non-testamentary instruments which acknowledge the receipt or payment of any consideration on account of the creation, declaration, assignment, limitation or extinction of any such right, title or interest
B. Grant of immovable property by government
C. Order granting a loan or instrument of collateral security granted under the Land Improvement Act, 1871
D. Certificate of sale granted to the purchaser of any property sold by public auction by a civil or revenue-officer
Explanation:
Section 17(1)(b) of the Registration Act, 1908 makes non-testamentary instruments which purport or operate to create, declare, assign, limit or extinguish any right, title or interest in immovable property of value Rs. 100 and upwards, including those acknowledging receipt or payment of consideration, compulsorily registrable. Options (B), (C), and (D) are generally exempted from compulsory registration under Section 90 or Section 17(2).