Rom Industries Ltd vs Babu Lal And Others on 14 March, 2012
In this regard beneficial reference of the observations made by the Apex Court in case of Hansa Industries (P) Ltd. & Ors. Vs. Kidarsons Industries (P) Ltd. (2006) 8 SCC, 531 and in case of Narendra Kante Vs. Anuradha Kante & Ors. 2010 (2) SCC, 77, is required to be made. In view of the settled legal position, the document relied upon by the plaintiffs which according to them was family settlement arrived at between NLD Group and BLD Group on 20.12.07 required registration as it was not a memorandum prepared after the family settlement. It is also equally settled legal position that the document requiring compulsory registration under Section 17 of the Registration Act if not registered, could not be received in evidence in view of Section 49 of the said Act.