Umakanta Rao vs Lalitabai on 24 June, 1988
In the case of UMAKANT RAO'S VS. LALITABAI
& OTHERS reported in 1998 (2) KAR.L.J. 155 it has been
held: if there is partition of joint family properties in addition
to immovable properties mentioned therein is worth more
than ` 100/- it is required to be registered under Section
17(1)(b) of the Indian Registration Act, 2908, and as such it
could not have been considered as a valid document. In the
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very same judgment it has also been held that if several other
matters which do not require to be registered is also included
therein and though the document is inadmissible in evidence
to prove that partition was effected between defendant Nos.1
and 3 therein, becomes admissible only to prove that the
members of the family were in possession of the joint family
properties. In other words Division Bench of this Court has
held that for collateral purposes the document can be looked
into.