Query
visha lranjan
(Querist) 28 November 2013
This query is : Resolved
1)can a document be registered later than date of execution. if yes, by what time?
2)what would be the effect in case the document is not registered with in the prescribed time?
ajay sethi
(Expert) 29 November 2013
4 months time . further 4 months on payment of penalty . if document not regd inadmissible in evidence
BAALASUBRAMANNYAMM
(Expert) 30 November 2013
DOCUMENT REGISTRATION - REQUIREMENTS AND PRECAUTIONS
Document shall be presented for registration within
four months from the date
of signing: Document other than will deed shall be
presented for registration within
four months from signing by the parties. In case of
delay in presenting within the
stipulated four months citing unavoidable circumsta
nces by the parties, the Registrar
may condone the delay after collecting the penalty.
But in any case, the delay shall
not exceed four months. That means a document shall
be presented before the
concerned Registering Officer for registration with
in four months without any
penalty; and within eight months by paying penalty.
But no document shall be
accepted for registration after lapse of eight mont
hs from the date of signing
(execution) by the parties. Therefore, the parties
are advised to present the document
before the Registering Officer concerned at the ear
liest possible day after execution of the document.
