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8. It was held in Indar Singh v. Munshi (1919) I.L.R. 1 Lah. 124 that an agreement to transfer rights in property which could only come into existence after the death of a person was not compulsorily registrable under the Indian Registration Act. It was also held that the English law of champerty is not in force in India and that fair agreements to share property in litigation with others in consideration of their supplying the] funds for carrying on suits are not opposed to public policy and that such agreements should receive effect except when extortionate or inequitable.