Karnataka HC: Registrar can void sale deed for illegal allotments
BENGALURU: In a landmark decision that could influence numerous cooperative housing cases, the Karnataka High Court has ruled that the additional registrar of cooperative societies has the authority to revoke even a registered sale deed if it stems from an illegal allotment by a cooperative society. Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued this ruling while rejecting a petition from Suresha, a Bengaluru resident who challenged the registrar’s power to intervene post-registration of a sale deed. The court clarified that after invalidating an illegal allotment, the registrar has the right to instruct the local sub-registrar to take necessary actions, but emphasized the importance…