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16. We therefore reiterate that immovable property can be legally and
lawfully transferred/conveyed only by a registered deed of conveyance.
Transac&ons of the nature of `GPA sales' or `SA/GPA/WILL transfers' do
not convey &tle and do not amount to transfer, nor can they be
recognized or valid mode of transfer of immoveable property. The
courts will not treat such transac&ons as completed or concluded
transfers or as conveyances as they neither convey &tle nor create any
interest in an immovable property. They cannot be recognized as deeds
of &tle, except to the limited extent of sec&on 53A of the TP Act. Such
transac&ons cannot be relied upon or made the basis for muta&ons in
Municipal or Revenue Records. What is stated above will apply not only
to deeds of conveyance in regard to freehold property but also to
transfer of leasehold property. A lease can be validly transferred only
under a registered Assignment of Lease. It is &me that an end is put to
the pernicious prac&ce of SA/GPA/WILL transac&ons known as GPA
sales."