Sale agreement vs gift deed
Abhishek Gupta
(Querist) 16 April 2015
This query is : Resolved
Hello, My Grandfather has given one of his self owned property to my father via Power Of Attorney(Notary Attested only) and Sale agreement (Notary Attested only) in year 2000. Later in 2010 he has made GIFT DEED (Registered) of the same property in favour of me.Now Grandfather has passed away in 2015. We are resident of Delhi.
Please let me know now who has legal right on that property. Is it my Father or myself?
Regards,
Abhishek Gupta
ajay sethi
(Expert) 16 April 2015
inorder to confer clear and marketable title to property registered sale deed is a must . power of attorney ceased on grand father demise .
if grand father had not regd sale deed in favour of your father he could have filed suit for specific performance . un stamped and un regd document is not admissible in evidece
once regd gift deed has been made you would be absolute owner of the property .
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 16 April 2015
Agree with the advise of expert ajay sethi.