Section 3 of The Registration (Karnataka Amendment) Act, 2023 — Insertion of new sections
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Insertion of new sections 22-B, 22-C and 22-D.- In the Principal Act, after section 22A, the following shall be inserted, namely:- "22-B. Refusal to register forged documents and other documents prohibited by law.- Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the registering officer shall refuse to register the following documents, namely:-
- (1)forged document;
- (2)document relating to transaction, which is prohibited by any Central Act or State Act for the time being in force;
- (3)document relating to transfer of immovable property by way of sale, gift, lease or otherwise, which is attached permanently or provisionally by a competent authority under any Central Act or State Act for the time being in force or any Court or Tribunal;
- (4)any other document as the State Government may, by notification, specify. Explanation.-
- (a)"Forged document" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in section 470 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
- (b)For the purpose of considering the case of forged documents the cases involving question of title will be excluded.
2PreviousSection 2 Amendment of section 1722NextSection 22 C. Cancellation of registered documents in certain cases.- The District Registrar either suo motu or on a complaint received from any aggrieved person is of the opinion, that registration of a document is made in contravention of section 22-B shall issue a notice to the executants and all the parties to the document and parties to subsequent documents, if any, and all other persons who, in the opinion of the District Registrar, may be affected by the cancellation of the document, to show cause as to why the registration of the document shall not be cancelled. On consideration of reply, if any received therefor, the District Registrar may cancel the registration of the document and cause to enter such cancellation in the relevant books and indexes.