Section 65: Procedure where document relates to land in several districts

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Act 1908

Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 65

Section 65 regulates the statutory procedure where a document relates to immoveable property situated in several districts, requiring transmission of copies and memorandums across district borders.

  • Multi-District Property: Applies where a non-testamentary document relates to immoveable property situated in more districts than one.
  • Transmission to Other Registrars: The Sub-Registrar shall send a copy of the document and endorsements to the Registrar of his own district, who forwards a copy and memorandum to the Registrar of every other district in which any part of the land is situated.
  • District-Wide Sub-Transmission: Each recipient Registrar sends a memorandum to every Sub-Registrar subordinate to him in whose sub-district any part of the property is situated.
  • Filing in Book 1: Filed in Book 1 of each concerned sub-district, creating complete multi-district public notice.
Key Landmark Precedents:
  • Kishore Chand v. Ganesh Prasad, AIR 1954 SC 316: The Supreme Court emphasized that multi-district transmissions under Section 65 are mandatory to protect third-party buyers in adjacent revenue districts from hidden prior conveyances.
  • Satya Pal Anand v. State of M.P., (2016) 10 SCC 767: Affirmed the exhaustive statutory framework governing inter-district property registration.
Courtroom Practice & Strategic Litigation Guidance:

For large industrial or agricultural land acquisitions crossing district boundaries, obtain encumbrance certificates from every relevant district registry to verify that Section 65 memorandums were properly filed.