BENGALURU: Real estate transactions and property registrations in Bengaluru were thrown into disarray on Thursday due to confusion over transfer of 90 sub-registrars.
Ringing in the New Year, several buyers and sellers had flocked to sub-registrars’ offices for property transactions. However, the confusion between incumbent officers and those posted in their places affected the day’s work in at least 10 sub-registrar offices.
Sources in Gandhinagar sub-registrar office told TOI properties were not being registered as two sub-registrars locked horns over the post. Neither of them had system login ID to initiate property transactions.
“The state govt ordered transfer of 90 senior sub-registrars on Dec 10 to various locations across Bengaluru. The same was challenged by a few incumbent sub-registrars, claiming the transfer orders were untimely and in the middle of the year, impacting their daily lives. By then, 32 of the 90 sub-registrars had already reported to work at new places. However, pointing at the interim order of the high court, the sub-registrars returned to their earlier locations, leaving the transferred sub-registrars in limbo,” a revenue officer said.
Subsequently, the transferred sub-registrars approached the department for help. “The state govt consulted the advocate-general, who reportedly directed the revenue department to provide login IDs to the newly transferred sub-registrars. Yet, none of them have been given the login IDs, affecting the work at sub-registrars’ offices,” the official clarified.
KA Dayananda, inspector general of registration and commissioner of stamps, told TOI that the problem arose due to a contradiction in court orders. “While in one order, 32 officers’ transfers have been stayed; in another order, a direction has been issued to provide a few transferees login IDs. To resolve this contradiction, we sought the AG’s opinion. Accordingly, all the sub-registrars have been given login IDs. However, the old sub-registrars are not cooperating, citing the pending court orders. We will soon resolve the issue amicably without causing any inconvenience to the public,” he said.
