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Registration Act, 1908

Section 31

Registration of documents required to be registered under section 17.

Quick Answer Reference: Section 31 Registration Act, 1908

  • Provision: Section 31 of Registration Act, 1908
  • Act: Registration Act, 1908
  • Classification: property
  • Jurisdiction: India
Statutory Content

What does Section 31 of Registration Act, 1908 say?

Every document required to be registered under section 17 shall be presented for registration within a period of six months from the date of its execution, and if it is not presented within that period, it shall be presented within a period of six months from the date on which the power of presenting it first devolves on a transferee or a legal representative of the person by whom it might have been presented.

Indian StandardSection 31, Registration Act, 1908
Bluebook (21st ed.)Registration Act, 1908, § 31 (India)
Court Pleading StandardSection 31 of the Registration Act, 1908
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What is Section 31 of Registration Act, 1908?

Section 31 of the Registration Act, 1908 (Registration Act, 1908) defines and regulates "Registration of documents required to be registered under section 17.". The section states: Every document required to be registered under section 17 shall be presented for registration within a period of six months from the date of its execution, and if it is not present...

Landmark Case Laws

Landmark Judgments under Section 31 Registration Act, 1908

1978 1 SCC 248

Supreme Court of India

2017 10 SCC 1

Supreme Court of India

2013 2 SCC 1

Supreme Court of India

Patnahcucisdb94 High Court (10 8)

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