(1) Every Sub-Registrar refusing to register a document, except on the ground that the property to which it relates is not situate within his sub-district, shall make an order of refusal and record his reasons for such order in his Book No. 2, and endorse the words "registration refused" on the document; and, on application made by any person executing or claiming under the document, shall, without payment and unnecessary delay, give him a copy of the reasons so recorded.
(2) No registering officer shall accept for registration a document so endorsed unless and until, under the provisions hereinafter contained, the document is directed to be registered.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 71
Section 71 mandates that every Sub-Registrar refusing to register a document shall make an order of refusal in Book 2, record their detailed statutory reasons, and furnish a copy of the reasons to the applicant without delay.
If a Sub-Registrar hesitates to register your conveyance, submit a formal written demand for an Order of Refusal under Section 71; registry officers will often register the deed rather than risk writing indefensible reasons in Book 2.