In Brief
In this civil appeal concerning property rights between family members, the Supreme Court reversed the High Court's decision and restored the first appellate court's judgment. The core issue was whether a document transferring interest in immovable property required registration. The Court held that the document was merely a memorandum of settlement between family members and did not require formal registration. The Court also rejected the alternative claim of adverse possession, noting that the trial court had found the plaintiff held only permissive possession, which cannot ripen into adverse possession. The judgment emphasizes that the High Court wrongly interfered with the sound reasoning of the appellate court.
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