ACT OF REGISTRY IS NOT AN ACT OF COURT
ACT OF REGISTRY IS NOT AN ACT OF COURT VIDHI GUPTA BACKGROUND: Petitioner SR Venkatesh Babu was the highest bidder on the auction process conducted in 2008, in regard to a property in Bengaluru. Since he was the highest bidder, his bid was accepted and on account of acceptance of his bid, he had deposited Rs.77,00,000 with the respondent-registered of the city civil court on January 12, 2009. The registry in terms of the court instruction was executed and got registered a sale deed dated May 3, 2009, in the favour of the petitioner. However the obstructors' application was favoured by the Executing court, a substantial part of the property that was comprised in the sale deed was ordered to be retained by the objectors. Petitioners challenge in the high court was not accepted and only by granting some equitable remedy, petitioner retained that portion of the property over which obstructors had no claim. A rectification deed was executed in 2015 where the...