Registration Act • Official Statutory Text & Practice Guide
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Act 1908
Section 93 of Registration Act: Repeals
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[Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1938 (1 of 1938), s. 2 and Schedule.]
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 93
Section 93 repealed earlier registration enactments, formally consolidating Indian registration law into the Registration Act, 1908.
Express Repeals Clause: Formally repealed the Registration Act, 1877 and related amending statutes listed in the Schedule.
Statutory Consolidation: Consolidated all procedural and substantive registration regulations into a single comprehensive national enactment.
Section 6 General Clauses Act Savings: Preserved all appointments, register-books, indexes, and rights accrued under the repealed 1877 Act.
Key Landmark Precedents:
Suraj Lamp & Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Haryana, (2012) 1 SCC 656: The Supreme Court noted that the 1908 Act consolidated over a century of colonial registration laws into an integrated framework protecting property titles.
Gurbax Singh v. Kartar Singh, (2002) 2 SCC 611: Affirmed that registrations completed under the predecessor 1877 Act remain fully valid under Section 93 savings.
Courtroom Practice & Strategic Litigation Guidance:
When examining titles originating prior to 1908, deeds registered under the Indian Registration Act, 1877 remain fully valid and admissible under Section 93 savings principles.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 93
Section 93 repealed earlier registration enactments, formally consolidating Indian registration law into the Registration Act, 1908.
When examining titles originating prior to 1908, deeds registered under the Indian Registration Act, 1877 remain fully valid and admissible under Section 93 savings principles.