Shyam Narayan Prasad vs Krishna Prasad

The Supreme Court upheld the trial court's decree declaring the exchange deed dated 30.1.1990 between defendants invalid, as it pertained to ancestral property and was not registered under Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908. The Court established that all sons of Gopalji Prasad have equal rights in the ancestral property, and any transaction affecting such property requires consent from all legal heirs. The appeal by defendant No.1 was dismissed, affirming the lower court's ruling.