Registration Act • Official Statutory Text & Practice Guide
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Act 1908
Section 5 of Registration Act: Districts and sub-districts
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(1)For the purposes of this Act, the State Government shall form districts and sub-districts, and shall prescribe, and may alter, the limits of such districts and sub-districts.
(2)The districts and sub-districts formed under this section, together with the limits thereof, and every alteration of such limits, shall be notified in the Official Gazette.
(3)Every such alteration shall take effect on such day after the date of the notification as is therein mentioned.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 5
Section 5 empowers the State Government to divide its territories into registration districts and sub-districts and to alter their boundaries by official gazette notification.
District and Sub-District Demarcation: State Government shall form districts and sub-districts for the purposes of the Act.
Preservation of Territorial Limits: Districts and sub-districts may be altered, combined, or divided from time to time.
Official Gazette Notification: All creations, alterations, or cancellations of registration districts and sub-districts must be notified in the Official Gazette.
Key Landmark Precedents:
Kishore Chand v. Ganesh Prasad, AIR 1954 SC 316: The Supreme Court held that the territorial jurisdiction of registration officers defined under Section 5 is fundamental to the validity of registration; registration outside the designated district renders the deed invalid.
State of Rajasthan v. Basant Nahata, (2005) 12 SCC 77: Affirmed that executive restructuring of registration zones under Section 5 must strictly follow gazette publication mandates.
Courtroom Practice & Strategic Litigation Guidance:
Before presenting an instrument for registration, verify whether the revenue village or municipal ward falls within the Sub-Registrar's gazetted sub-district under Section 5 to prevent jurisdictional defects.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 5
Section 5 empowers the State Government to divide its territories into registration districts and sub-districts and to alter their boundaries by official gazette notification.
Before presenting an instrument for registration, verify whether the revenue village or municipal ward falls within the Sub-Registrar's gazetted sub-district under Section 5 to prevent jurisdictional defects.