In a pivotal ruling that underscores the principles governing property disputes, the Supreme Court of India clarified that compromise decrees affirming pre-existing rights over property neither require compulsory registration under the Registration Act, 1908, nor attract stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. This judgment, delivered in the case of Mukesh v. The State
Pre-Existing Rights in Compromise Decree Do Not Require Registration or Stamp Duty: Supreme Court
