Can I revoke a gift deed after it has been registered?

Generally, once a gift deed is validly executed, registered, and accepted by the recipient, it is irrevocable — you cannot simply take it back because circumstances or your relationship with the recipient has changed. This is one of the key differences between a gift and a will, which remains changeable during your lifetime.

There are limited exceptions: if the gift deed itself specifically included a clause reserving your right to revoke it under certain conditions, or if you can show the gift was procured through fraud, coercion, or undue influence, you may have grounds to legally challenge it.

Separately, if you are an elderly parent who gifted property to a child specifically on the understanding they would look after and maintain you, and they have since failed to do so, senior citizen welfare law provides a specific, simplified remedy allowing such a transfer to be declared void in appropriate circumstances. It would be worth discussing the specific facts and the original gift deed's wording with a lawyer to see if any of these routes might apply to your situation.