(1) After such of the provisions of sections 34, 35, 58 and 59 as apply to any document presented for registration have been complied with, the registering officer shall endorse thereon a certificate containing the word "registered", together with the number and page of the book in which the document has been copied.
(2) Such certificate shall be signed, sealed and dated by the registering officer, and shall then be admissible for the purpose of proving that the document has been duly registered in manner provided by this Act, and that the facts mentioned in the endorsements referred to in section 59 have occurred as therein mentioned.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 60
Section 60 of the Registration Act, 1908 regulates the endorsement of the certificate of registration by the registering officer, establishing a statutory presumption of due execution.
Section 60 establishes the conclusive evidentiary presumption of due registration once the registration certificate has been officially endorsed.
Sub-section (2) establishes the conclusive evidentiary value of the certificate: 'Such certificate shall be signed, sealed and dated by the registering officer, and shall then be admissible for the purpose of proving that the document has been duly registered in manner provided by this Act, and that the facts mentioned in the endorsements referred to in section 59 have occurred as therein mentioned.' It creates a strong statutory presumption under Section 114 of the Indian Evidence Act.
The Section 60 certificate completes the registration process. Once endorsed, the law presumes that the document was validly executed by the named parties, that consideration was paid as recorded, and that all official procedures were duly observed. To rebut this presumption, the party alleging fraud or impersonation must adduce clear and cogent evidence.