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13. While noticing Assignment Deed dated 01.03.2019, we have noticed that the assignment by the Assignor to the Appellant was alongwith relevant rights and liabilities. We have noticed above that for securing the repayment of Inter-Corporate Deposit, Corporate Debtor and Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. entered into Hypothecation Deed as well as an Indenture of Mortgage dated 11.07.2018. The assignment in favour of the Appellant by the Assignor of entire debt was with relevant rights and liabilities of the Assignor, which has now been assigned to the Appellant. Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 240 of 2022 When we look into the definition of 'actionable claim', as noticed above, there is clear exclusion "other than a debt secured by mortgage of immoveable property or by hypothecation or pledge ....". The debt have been secured by mortgage of immoveable property or by hypothecation of moveable property. Thus, in the present case, the debt which has been assigned to the Appellant is not covered by the definition of actionable claim being secured by the mortgage of immovable property as well as hypothecation of movable property. The Assignment Deed dated 01.03.2019 contains rights of the Assignor, hence, the Deed, as per Section 17(1) (b) and (c) required the registration. The consequences and benefits of registration have been reiterated time and again by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. In "Suraj Lamp & Industries (P) Ltd. vs. State of Haryana, (2009) 7 SCC 363", Hon'ble Supreme Court held that Registration Act, 1908 was enacted with intention of providing public notice in regard to transactions relating to immovable property and protection from fraud and forgery of documents of transfer, which is achieved by requiring compulsory registration of certain types of documents. In Paras 16, 17 and 18 following has been observed:-

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15. The Registration Act, 1908, was enacted with the intention of providing orderliness, discipline and public notice in regard to transactions relating to immovable property and protection from fraud and forgery of documents of Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 240 of 2022 transfer. This is achieved by requiring compulsory registration of certain types of documents and providing for consequences of non-registration.