(1) Four such indexes shall be made in all registration offices, and shall be named, respectively, Index No. I, Index No. II, Index No. Ill and Index No. IV.
(2) Index No. I shall contain the names and additions of all persons executing and of all persons claiming under every document entered or memorandum filed in Book No. 1.
(3) Index No. II shall contain such particulars mentioned in section 21 relating to every such document and memorandum as the Inspector-General from time to time directs in that behalf.
(4) Index No. III shall contain the names and additions of all persons executing every will and authority entered in Book No. 3, and of the executors and persons respectively appointed thereunder, and after the death of the testator or the donor (but not before) the names and additions of all persons claiming under the same.
(5) Index No. IV shall contain the names and additions of all persons executing and of all persons claiming under every document entered in Book No. 4.
(6) Each Index shall contain such other particulars, and shall be prepared in such form, as the Inspector-General from time to time directs.
STATE AMENDMENTS
1Goa:
In section 55,--
(a) in sub-section (2), for the words "document entered or memorandum filed", the words "document of which a true copy or a memorandum, is filed" shall he substituted;
(b) in sub-section (4), for the words "authority entered", the words "authority of which a true copy is filed" shall be substituted;
(c) in sub-section (5), for the words "document entered", the words "document of which a true copy is filed" shall be substituted.
2Gujarat:
Same as in Maharashtra.
3Karnataka:
Amendments to section 55 are the same as in Kerala.
4Kerala:
In section 55,--
(i) in sub-section (2), for the words "documents entered or memorandum filed", substitute the words "document of which a true copy or a memorandum is filed";
(ii) in sub-section (4), for the words "authority entered", substitute the words "authority of which a true copy is filed";
(iii) in sub-section (5), for the words "document entered", substitute the words "document of which a true copy is filed".
5Maharashtra:
In section 55,--
(a) for sub-section (1), the following was substituted, namely:--
"(1) Six such indexes shall be made in all registration offices and shall be named, respectively Index No. 1, Index No. IA, Index No. II, Index No. IIA, Index No. III and Index No. IV.";
(b) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section was inserted, namely:--
"(2A) Index No. IA shall contain the names including the father's name, or, in the case of persons usually described by their mother's name, the mother's name, and the places of residence of all persons executing, and of all persons claiming under, the documents of which copies are filed under sub-section (1) or (3) of section 89.";
(c) after sub-section (3), the following sub-section was inserted, namely:--
"(3A) Index No. IIA shall contain such particulars mentioned in section 21 as the Inspector-General may, from time to time, prescribe in this behalf in regard to every copy filed under sub-section (1) or (3) of section 89.";
(d) after the words "and additions" wherever they occur, the words "including the father's name, or in the case of persons usually described by their mother's name, the mother's name and the places of residence" were substituted.
6Orissa:
In its application to the State of Orissa, in section 55,--
(i) sub-section (2), for the words "document entered or memorandum filed", substitute "document of which a true copy or a memorandum is filed";
(ii) in sub-section (4), or the words "authority entered", substitute "authority of which a true copy is filed"; and
(iii) in sub-section (5), for the words "document entered", substitute "document of which a true copy is filed".
7Pondicherry:
With reference to documents specified in the Rules made under section 52(3) as obtaining in Pondicherry, section 55 shall stand modified as under:--
(i) in sub-section (2), for the words "every document entered or memorandum filed", words "every document of which a true copy or a memorandum is filed" shall stand substituted;
(ii) in sub-section (4), for the words "every will and authority entered in Book No. 3", words "every will and authority of which a true copy is filed in Book No. 3" shall stand substituted;
(iii) in sub-section (5), for the words "documents entered", words "document of which a true copy is filed" shall stand substituted.
8Tripura:
In section 55,--
(i) in sub-section (2), for the word "entered" substitute the words "of which a true copy pasted";
(ii) in sub-section (4), for the words and figure "every will and authority entered in Book No. 3" substitute the words and figure "every will and authority of which a true copy is pasted in Book No. 3";
(iii) in sub-section (5), for the word "entered" substitute the words "of which a true copy is pasted".
9West Bengal:
Same as in Pondicherry.
Section 55A
10West Bengal:
For section 55A, which was inserted by the Indian Registration (West Bengal Amendment) Act, 1950 (29 of 1950), section 3, substitute the following, namely:--
"55A. Copies of books and indexes to be as good as original books and indexes in certain cases.--Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, copies of any of the books mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 51, and of any of the indexes mentioned in section 55, relating to documents registered on or before the 14th day of August, 1947, in registration offices situate in district or sub-districts which as a result of the award of the Boundary Commission appointed under section 3 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947, have fallen partly within West Bengal and partly within East Bengal, shall, on being authenticated in such manner as may be prescribed by the Inspector-General, be deemed for the purposes of this Act to have taken the place of, and to be, the original books and indexes from which such copies were made and all references in this Act to books and indexes shall be construed as including references to such copies."
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1. Vide Goa Act 24 of 1985, section 8 (w.e.f. 5-12-1985).
2. Vide Act 11 of 1960, section 87 and Gujarat A.L.O., I960.
3. Vide Karnataka Act 55 of 1976, section 9 (w.e.f. 24-10-1976).
4. Vide Kerala Act 7 of 1968, section 10 (w.e.f. 22-2-1968).
5. Vide Bombay Acts 5 of 1929, section 9 (w.e.f. 22-5-1929) read with 35 of 1958, section 2 (w.e.f. 24-4-1958).
6. Vide Orissa Act 14 of 1989, section 9 (w.e.f. 19-9-1989).
7. Vide Pondicherry Act 17 of 1970, Sch edule , Item 5.
8. Vide Tripura Act 7 of 1982, section 9 (w.e.f. 1-1-1983).
9. Vide West Bengal Act 17 of 1978, section 7 and Sch edule .
10. Vide West Bengal Act 31 of 1951, section 2 (w.e.f. 2-11-1951).