Delhi government told Delhi High Court it does not want electronic property registration
New Delhi:
The Delhi government told the Delhi High Court on Thursday that it does not want online property registration made available in order to curb bogus listings and avoid unnecessary litigation in the company related to the same. thing.
The submission was made in an affidavit filed on a petition to formulate a policy and make electronic registration of documents available online, with the aim of avoiding unnecessary clutter at the office of the Deputy Registrar and to facilitate the process. record taking into account the covid pandemic19.
“The government does not want property registration to be made available online in order to curb false registrations and avoid unnecessary litigation in society related to property registration,” the affidavit states.
He also said that the rationale for electronic registration of documents due to the COVID-19 pandemic is not substantial, as the offices of the Deputy Registrar are functioning and no work at the Registrar’s office is hampered or interrupted in current circumstances.
A division bench composed of Judge DN Patel and Judge Prateek Jalan, after taking note of the observations made by the Delhi government, decided the case and observed that the petition could be treated as representation.
The Delhi government, in its affidavit, also said the COVID-19 restrictions are temporary arrangements aimed at curbing its spread.
“Normal functioning of all government departments, including public relations, is operational subject to certain precautions required as commissioned for the COVID-19 disease to curb its spread,” the affidavit said.
He said the home visit option is also available for the elderly, medically unfit and disabled and the same can be accessed through DORIS, an additional facility extended to the vulnerable group in society and in order to limit any false property listing and to avoid unwanted litigation, certain checks and balances are essential.
“This includes the presentation of the parties, photographs of the parties and witnesses, their examination by the Deputy Registrar at the time of execution to verify the conduct of the parties and verify the details,” the affidavit reads.
“It is also relevant to mention that the buying and selling of properties is generally a unique opportunity for many people. So there is a need to have certain controls in the public interest,” he added.
The petition, filed by a DC Tuteja through attorney Gaurav Bahl, said that the registration of documents is one of the very fundamental issues affecting the life of the company and due to the current restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The whole process of registering documents is at a standstill and various rights of the parties have also been affected as they are unable to meet their obligations under the agreements or create rights in favor of their relatives,” the plea said. . .
He said that gathering large numbers of people in these offices is very risk-based and has the potential to cause the virus to spread.
The plea also argued that secret documents, such as the will, etc. could still continue to be registered in person, but he added that a mechanism could also be put in place to ensure that the registration of wills could also be done virtually.
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