According to the appellant the khorposh deed was void for two reasons: firstly because there was no sanction of the Commissioner for the deed as contemplated by section 12 A of the Chota Nagpur Encumbered Estates Act, 1876; secondly because the deed was neither stamped nor registered, In order to appreciate the first reason it is pertinent to read section 12 A insofar as it is material for the purpose of the case: "12 A (1) When the possession and enjoyment of 430 property is restored, under the circumstances mentioned in the first or the third clause of section 12, to the person who was the holder of such property when the application under section 2 was made, such person shall not be competent, without the previous sanction of the Commissioner, (a) to alienate such property, or any part thereof, in any way, or (b) to create any charge thereon extending beyond his lifetime.