The Registration Act, 1908 - cs notes

REGISTRATION ACT 1908 [CS EXECUTIVE]
TIME OF PRESENTATION
[IMP.]
23. Time for presenting documents- within 4 months
It shall be accepted for registration within four months from the date of its execution to the proper
officer:
Provided that a copy of decree or order may be presented within four months from the
day on which the decree or order was made, or, where it is apealable, within four months
from the day on which it becomes final.
23A. Re-registration of certain documents:- if in case a document requiring registration has
been accepted for registration by a Registrar or Sub-Registrar from a person :-- not duly
empowered to present the same, and has been registered,
• any person claiming under such document may, within four months from his first
becoming aware that the registration of such document is invalid, present such document
to be presented for re- registration in the office of the Registrar of the district in which
the document was originally registered;
• Registration being satisfied that the document was so accepted for registration from a
person not duly empowered to present the same, he shall Proceed to Re-registration
of the document as if it had not been previously registered,
24. ONE Documents executed by several persons at different times--::
Where there are several persons executing a document at different times, such
document may be presented for registration and re registration within four months
EXAMPLE:2008 dec
from the date of each execution.
A document was executed by several person at different time. The person in whose favour such
execution was made presented the document for re registration after expiry of 3 months.
Whether such document can be registered and if yes, within what period
ANSWER: Section 23A Provides for Re registration which is to be done when the original
registration was done by a person was not duly authorized. REGISTRATION is to be done within
4 months but this period can be extended by four more months in case of exigencies.
COMPILED BY MS.SHUBHAM AGARWAL [CS, LL.B.]
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