RAJ KUMAR DEY AND OTHERS vs TARAPADA DEY AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that under the Registration Act, 1908, the limitation period for registration of an award is four months from execution, extendable to eight months with a fine if the delay does not exceed four months. The Court ruled that the period during which judicial proceedings were pending, as per Section 15 of the Limitation Act, 1963, should be excluded when calculating the limitation for registration. Consequently, the Court allowed the appeal, affirming that the award was registered within the permissible time frame despite the High Court's contrary ruling.