HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY CIVIL REVISION PETITION No. 2675 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner filed O.S. No. 101 of 2007 in the Court of the Principal Junior Civil Judge, Rayachoty against the deceased-1st respondent for the relief of specific performance of agreement of sale dated 22.1.1999. The trial of the suit commenced. In the process of his evidence, petitioner intended to file an agreement of sale. An objection was raised on behalf of the deceased-1st respondent as to the admissibility of the agreement. Through its order dated 5.2.2010, the trial Court sustained the objection and refused to receive the agreement of sale on record. Hence, this revision. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. An agreement of sale, it is no doubt, required to be stamped and in certain cases, registered also. These requirements would have bearing upon the admissibility of a document. However, the proviso to Section 49 of the Registration Act carves out an exception in this regard. An agreement of sale, even if unregistered, can be received in evidence in a suit filed for specific performance thereof. This aspect does not appear to have been noticed by the trial Court. Hence, the Civil Revision Petition is allowed and the order under revision is set aside. The trial Court is directed to receive the document in evidence, subject to payment of proper stamp duty. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY,J DATE: 26th October, 2010 pnb