Studies on Registration Law

Studies on Registration Law

Legal analysis of proof of ownership lawsuit

Document Type : Original Article

Author
PhD student, Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
There is disagreement in jurisprudence about the validity of litigation or the demand for proof of ownership. Some courts accept such a lawsuit and others issue a non-hearing order. Despite some legal research and judicial efforts, the current issue is still relevant and a well-established scientific perspective has not been formed. In this article, while explaining the issue in a preliminary way, the opinions of the proponents and opponents of the validity of such a claim and the critique of each are briefly presented. Then, an example of a judicial procedure based on opposing the validity of the mentioned lawsuit is given and analyzed. In the end, For reasons such as attention to the existence of a legal dispute in ownership, referring to the decision of ownership in some laws and the non-contradiction of the proceedings of such a lawsuit with the jurisdiction of the state registration office and other reasons, a detailed summary of the author on the validity of the claim for proof of ownership is presented except in exceptional cases and as a result of the superiority of the opinions of those in favor of the validity of the said claim.
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