SATISH KUMAR vs ZARIF AHMED & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that an unregistered lease deed for a period exceeding 11 months is inadmissible as evidence under Section 49 of the Indian Registration Act. The Court clarified that Section 107 of the Transfer of Property Act mandates registration for leases exceeding one year, thus rendering oral evidence of tenancy inadmissible. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision to set aside the eviction decree based on the inadmissibility of the lease deed.