What is registration? Within what time should an agreement/deed be registered?
Registration is the process of recording a copy of a document, transferring the title in immovable property to the office of the Registrar. It acts as proof that a transaction has taken place. However, it is mere evidence that a document has been registered but not proof that it has been executed. When the execution of a document is directly in dispute between two parties, registration does not automatically dispense with the necessity of independent proof that the document was executed. Registration is done after the parties execute the document. The agreement should be registered with the Sub-Registrar of Assurance under the provisions of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 within four months from the date of execution of the document. However, if due to any unavoidable circumstances, the document is not registered within the time limit; the document can be registered only on making an application to the Sub-Registrar of Assurance within a further period not exceeding four months and o
