Registration Act • Official Statutory Text & Practice Guide
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Act 1908
Section 6 of Registration Act: Registrars and Sub-Registrars
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Override / Mandate Mens Rea (Intent) Actus Reus (Conduct) Punishment Limitation Monetary
The State Government may appoint such persons as it thinks fit to be Registrars of the several districts and Sub-Registrars of the several sub-districts formed as aforesaid, respectively.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 6
Section 6 authorizes the State Government to appoint Registrars and Sub-Registrars for designated districts and sub-districts to administer the registration of instruments.
Appointment Authority: State Government appoints proper persons to be Registrars of several districts and Sub-Registrars of several sub-districts.
Territorial Jurisdiction Assignment: Each appointed officer exercises statutory jurisdiction strictly within the assigned district or sub-district boundaries.
Full-Time or Ex-Officio: Officers may be appointed on a whole-time basis or by virtue of revenue/administrative office.
Key Landmark Precedents:
Satya Pal Anand v. State of M.P., (2016) 10 SCC 767: The Supreme Court confirmed that Sub-Registrars and Registrars are creature of statute, possessing strictly delineated administrative powers conferred by the Act.
Ameen v. State of Kerala, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 1191: Reaffirmed that registering officers appointed under Section 6 cannot assume the judicial mantle of civil courts to adjudicate competing titles.
Courtroom Practice & Strategic Litigation Guidance:
In challenging an improper refusal to register a deed, file a statutory appeal before the District Registrar under Section 72 within 30 days of the Sub-Registrar's refusal order.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 6
Section 6 authorizes the State Government to appoint Registrars and Sub-Registrars for designated districts and sub-districts to administer the registration of instruments.
In challenging an improper refusal to register a deed, file a statutory appeal before the District Registrar under Section 72 within 30 days of the Sub-Registrar's refusal order.