Document Registration and its Delay

Document presented for Registration and its DELAY

Every document, presented for registration, shall bear its ‘date of execution.’

The date of execution of a document is the date on which it is signed by the party; 

Generally, the date which a document bears at its head is a date of its execution.

The date on which ‘a Certificate of Sale’ by a Civil Court was signed by the Court shall be taken as the date of its execution (for the purpose of its registration).

An ALTERATION in the date of execution of a document, made ostensibly for the purpose of evading payment of the penalty leviable, shall not be recognized.

Time for presentation of a document for its registration:

Every document (non-testamentary document) shall be presented for registration within FOUR MONTHS from the date of its execution. (except Will, which is a testamentary document). –sec.23 of The Registration Act 1908.

Fines for delays in presentation of document for registration:

1.       If the delay does not exceed one week = 25% of the Registration fee as fine.

2.       If the delay exceeds one week but does not exceed one month = 50% of the Registration Fee as fine.

3.       If the delay exceeds one month but does not exceeds two months = 75% of the Registration fee as fine.

4.       If the delay exceeds two months but does not exceed four months = 100% of the Registration fee as fine.