Bill to Make Parent Document Check Must for Property Registration

The government has amended the Registration Act, 1908, following a Supreme Court decision that invalidated a key provision intended to curb fraud in property transactions.

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In an earlier attempt to address forgery, impersonation, and other irregularities in the registration of immovable property, the state had introduced Rule 55-A to the Tamil Nadu Registration Rules, 1949. Framed under Section 69 of the Registration Act, the rule mandated that parent documents or other prescribed records be produced at the time of registration to verify ownership.