UP Limits E-Registration to Select Categories After Deed Writer Strike
NOIDA: Following a recent strike by deed writers in Greater Noida who claimed that the state’s e-registration initiative threatened their jobs, the registration department has released an order clarifying that the online system will apply only to specific property transactions. On June 12, the state inspector general of registration clarified that e-registration was not introduced for all property documents, countering the widespread belief post the June 4 rollout announcement. The clarification arrives amidst protests from deed writers and document scribes, who fear that a fully digital registration process may render their services obsolete and result in job losses. Previously, the…