Section 60 of The Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1879
Registration under this Act to be deemed equivalent to registration under Indian Registration Act, 1877.
Every instrument executed and registered in accordance with the foregoing provisions shall be deemed to have been duly registered under the provisions of the 1Indian Registration Act, 1877 (3 of 1877); and no instrument which ought to have been executed before a Village-registrar but has been otherwise executed shall be registered by any officer acting under the said Act, or in any public office, or shall be authenticated by any public officer. [* * *]
Summary
- If a document is properly executed and registered using a Village-registrar under this Act, it is legally treated exactly as if it were registered under the main Indian Registration Act of 1877.
- This equivalence means a farmer does not have to go through the registration process twice.
- If a document was supposed to be handled by a Village-registrar but was not, it is permanently invalid.
- A standard officer acting under the Indian Registration Act of 1877 is strictly banned from registering any document that improperly skipped the Village-registrar.
- Furthermore, no public officer in any public office is allowed to authenticate a document that bypassed the required Village-registrar.
Practical examples
FAQ
1. If I register my contract with the Village-registrar, do I also need to register it under the general Registration Act?
No. Registration under this Act is deemed equivalent to registration under the Indian Registration Act, 1877.
2. What happens if I make a mistake and go straight to the general registration office instead of the Village-registrar?
The general registration officer will refuse to register the document, because the law forbids them from registering instruments that bypassed the Village-registrar.
3. Can a different public officer just stamp and authenticate the document to make it valid?
No, the law strictly forbids any public officer from authenticating a document that was supposed to go through a Village-registrar but did not.
Test yourself
1.Under Section 60 of The Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1879, what happens when an instrument is properly executed and registered before a Village-registrar?
2.Under Section 60 of The Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1879, what action must an officer under the Indian Registration Act, 1877, take if presented with an instrument that illegally bypassed the Village-registrar?
3.Under Section 60 of The Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1879, can a public officer in a public office legally authenticate an instrument that missed the Village-registrar step?
4.Considering the cross-reference between the rules, under Section 60 of The Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1879, how does the treatment of a standard loan document differ from an instrument purely executed by a surety (which is exempt under Section 56)?