Registration Bill 2025: Top 5 Features You Need to Know
The Indian government has recently proposed a new Property Registration Bill, 2025. The bill aims to discourage the need for physical documentation for property. The Indian government is planning to dissolve the 117-year-old Registration Act, 1908, and enact this new law in its place.
The Indian government has kept the bill on hold for public feedback until 25th June, 2025. The Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, has prepared the draft of the ‘Registration Bill, 2025’. Once enacted, it will replace the Registration Act, 1908.
Source: PTI
The Registration Act 1908
The Registration Act of 1908 is an Indian law that manages the registration of documents related to property and other transactions. Its main purpose is to ensure that important legal documents—like sale deeds, gift deeds, wills, and lease agreements—are officially recorded.
This helps prevent fraud, confirms ownership, and keeps public records accurate. The Act outlines which documents must be registered, where and how to register them, and the time limits for doing so. It also provides rules for keeping and accessing these records. Overall, it ensures legal security and transparency in property dealings.
5 Key features of the Bill
The bill has introduced the five major changes to make the process more transparent and convenient.
1. Making Online Registration Easier:
The Bill allows people to register documents online. This means they can show and accept papers on the internet, get electronic registration certificates, and keep records digitally. People can use their Aadhaar card for online checks, but if they don’t have Aadhaar or don’t want to use it, they can verify in other ways. The Bill also allows computer systems to connect with other official records to make the process smoother and more reliable.
2. More Documents Must Be Registered:
To match how people deal with property today, the Bill adds more documents that must be officially registered. These include papers that show plans to sell property, permission letters (powers-of-attorney), certificates from legal authorities about property sales, special types of home loans (equitable mortgages), and some papers ordered by courts.
3. Clearer Rules and Fair Process:
Since people trust registered documents in courts and business, the Bill gives clear reasons why an officer can say “no” to registering a paper. It also lets the government make rules about how to cancel a registration if needed, but only if they follow fair practices and give everyone a chance to speak. These rules make sure the registration process stays legal and trusted.
4. Better Offices and Rules:
The Bill improves how registration offices are run. It adds new officers like Additional and Assistant Inspectors General of Registration to make the system work faster and better. The local governments can also make their own rules so the system fits their area and works well for people there.
5. Easy and Friendly for Citizens:
The Bill wants to make registration simple and helpful for people. It uses easy-to-understand language, digital tools, and clear steps. This helps regular people and small business owners use the system without trouble. It aims to make everything easier while still keeping the law strong and the process fair.
The new registration rule will allow you to register your property without physically visiting the registrar’s office. It will also increase the responsibilities of authorities, making it harder for them to refuse registration without a solid reason. There will be other notable benefits for property buyers as well. We look forward to more detailed information from the government on this.
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