Inspector-General of Registration
Section 3 of the Registration Act, 1908 deals with inspector-General of Registration. The [State Government] shall appoint an officer to be the Inspector-General of Registration for the territories subject to such Government: Provided that the [State Government] may, instead of making such appointment, direct that all or any of the powers and duties hereinafter conferred and imposed The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1909.
(1) The 1[State Government] shall appoint an officer to be the Inspector-General of Registration for the territories subject to such Government:
Provided that the 1[State Government] may, instead of making such appointment, direct that all or any of the powers and duties hereinafter conferred and imposed upon the Inspector-General shall be exercised and performed by such officer or officers, and within such local limits, as the 1[State Government] appoints in this behalf.
(2) Any Inspector-General may hold simultaneously any other office under the 2[Government].
Section 3, The Registration Act, 1908 (Act 16 of 1908).
Cross-references
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Related judgements & precedents
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State of H. P vs Shivalik Agro Poly Products
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
The validity of a fee notification issued by the State Government under Section 78 of the Registration Act must be tested by examining whether there is a reasonable relationship (not mathematical exactitude) between the aggregate fee collections and aggregate services rendered across the entire class of contributors. A fee does not cease to be valid merely because: (a) it is collected on a graduated scale based on the value or consideration of instruments; (b) individual recipients receive services disproportionate to fees paid; (c) the collections are credited to the Consolidated Fund of the State rather than a separate fund, as mandated by Article 266 of the Constitution; or (d) the State does not segregate and exclusively allocate fees to registration department expenditure. The test of correlation is to be reckoned at the aggregate level examining totality of services against totality of receipts across the entire registration system, not at the individual level.
On this section: Requires State Government to appoint Inspector General of Registration
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Made under this section, and citing it
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Questions about Section 3
What have the courts held on Section 3 of the Registration Act?
State of H. P vs Shivalik Agro Poly Products (14 Sep 2004) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Requires State Government to appoint Inspector General of Registration.
How do I find court cases under Section 3 of the Registration Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Registration Act 3, section 3 Registration Act, section 3 of the Registration Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with State of H. P vs Shivalik Agro Poly Products (14 Sep 2004).
What should I read with Section 3 of the Registration Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Rules under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood) and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 (2014).
When did Section 3 of the Registration Act come into force?
Section 3 of the Registration Act, cited as Registration Act 3, came into force on 01 Jan 1909, having been enacted on 18 Dec 1908. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 89. Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filed3309 words
- 17. Documents of which registration is compulsory1430 words
- 69. Power of Inspector-General to superintend registration offices and make rules1164 words
- 80. Fees payable on presentation1120 words
- 51. Register-books to be kept in the several offices868 words
- 22. Description of houses and land by reference to Government maps or surveys737 words
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