Thiruvananthapuram: In the main amendment that has plugged into a critical gap in the rules of property registration, the state government has made it must have the presence of buyers and sellers not only in registration, but also the cancellation of the deed.
The government has changed the registration rule (Kerala), 1958, to reduce the practice of unilateral cancellation from the actions of sales and completion.
In accordance with the registration regulation (Kerala), 2021, which was notified on Friday, the government had included clauses (VIII) in the rules of 30, which said that “no documents related to cancellation or revocation of transportation transportation or the settlement of the deed must be accepted for Registration except the cancellation or revocation certificate is run by all parties of the executation and the plaintiff of the transportation of sales or solutions, as well “.
Amendments have been made after up to the government notice where some parties who carry out these documents cancel it without the knowledge of others involved, which leads to legal complications.
However, while making this amendment, the government has also clarified that this rule does not apply to cancellation or revocation of actions executed by or on the command of competent officers from the Central Government or the State Government or a competent court.
jurisdiction.
“There are a few examples when the same property that was once registered on behalf of someone else, was canceled without the knowledge of the receiver, and then entered various litigation.
After the property changes a lot of hands, illegal actions at any point in the transaction chain will have a negative impact on some buyers And an innocent seller.
Changes to the rules will curb a tendency of such fraud, “said the source of the registration department.
The government has also made amendments to the rules to restore costs to citizens who have paid registration fees but cancel the next registration, through online mode.
At present, document registration fees are being paid through electronic payments.
However, the refund of costs for unlisted documents after payment of the required costs is processed manually.
Now it has been decided through amendments that people who seek a refund must submit the same refund through the package for effective registration law administration (Pearl), which is software for document registration.
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