Can a Xerox copy of Sale Deed / Dastavej of flat be misused by any person?
How?
Sameer12345 (SSE) 12 February 2013
Can a Xerox copy of Sale Deed / Dastavej of flat be misused by any person?
How?
narendra.s.p (Chief Manager(Law)) 12 February 2013
Let me narrare How:
Banks obtain Equitable mortgage by deposit of title deeds. No registrationof mortgage charge is necessary witht the Registrar of assurance.
X - say desires to sell his flat. He approaches an agent Y. Y asks for photocopies of all title deeds including sale deed. Y convinces X that he will show teh title ddeeds to the prospective buyers. Y makes counterfeit of the documents. After 15 days Y returns the Xerox copies to X - excuse given-saying that no buyers are available and he is unable to sell his apartment.
Z applies for laon with a Bank. He wans a collateral security of any apartment. He approaches Y for help. Y fixes the same for him on commission . He asks his co conspirator W to impersonate X and deposit the counterfeit title deeds with the Bank and create Equitable mortgage. Loan is sanctined to Z on collatereal security of Apartment belonging to X. X is not aware of this.
So don't ever give any photocopies of title deeds to an estate agent.