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Under Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908, an instrument of gift of immovable property is:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. Section 17(1)(a) of the Registration Act mandates registration of every instrument of gift of immovable property.
2. Unlike Section 17(1)(b), the gift clause carries no monetary threshold — value of the gift is immaterial.
3. The Privy Council in Kalyana Sundram v. Karuppa, AIR 1927 PC 42, treated registration as a necessary solemnity for enforcement of the gift.
4. The clause on possession in (D) belongs to Section 53A TPA (part performance) and does not displace the compulsory registration requirement for gifts.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 (Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws) — Lesson 15: Registration Act, 1908, pp. 375-388._
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