In Brief
An asset reconstruction company challenged the Division Bench's reversal of a Single Judge's order that had set aside the registration of a sale deed. The core issue was whether a High Court could examine the Registering Officer's failure to verify that a power of attorney conferred authority to sell property when it expressly prohibited encumbrance. The Supreme Court held that while Registering Officers cannot investigate title, they must verify that the scope of the power of attorney matches the transaction. Distinguishing between substantive execution (a civil matter) and procedural registration duties (amenable to writ review), the Court allowed the appeal, restoring the Single Judge's order that the registration was void for the Officer's failure to perform statutory duties.
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