Properties on Collector’s land now allowed to be registered
By Advocate Vinod Sampat
Hundreds of properties transactions were refused to be registered which were on collector’s land in Mumbai after Shri D N Abade, Sr. Officer of Revenue & Forest Department wide circular dated 25th January 2008 given direction to the office of Superintendent General of Registration & Collector of Stamps Mumbai as well as all the deputy Inspectors General of Registration, Controller of Stamp & Sub Registrar of Assurance, stating that if the property is situated on Collector’s land then in case of sale of such properties or giving such properties on leave & license basis, registration of such property documents cannot be stamped. This was necessitated on account of suit filed in Supreme Court bearing suit no. 7800 of 2001.
The Collector had given directions to Sub Registrar office Mumbai in a circular bearing no. 2640/2001/1130 dated 13th March 2001, not to register documents of properties situated on Collector’s land until and unless No Objection Certificate (NOC) received from Collector’s office.
Wide circular dated 25th January 2008 bearing no. 2007/389/M1, Revenue & Forest department directives have been given to Register such documents.
Properties situated on collector’s land , especially in South Mumbai, were badly affected. The sale value of such properties were all time down. Nariman Point, oldest CBD area of Mumbai was deserted due to enhanced lease from collector. Now such properties will be having a clear documentation without any NOC and hitch.