Chandigarh, November 01, 2017: Haryana Government has notified the Haryana Registration (use of Aadhaar number) Rules, 2017 which would be applicable in all the offices of Sub-Registrar and Joint Sub-Registrar as notified by Inspector General of Registration, Haryana.

          While stating this here today, an official spokesman said that use of consent-based Aadhaar authentication of executants as a valid method of collecting the information mentioned in Section 32 A of the Act for registration of documents is to be enabled in Sub-Registrar offices and Joint Sub-Registrar offices to make the system citizen-friendly and also to substantially contribute towards the objective of preventing, identifying benami and fraudulent transactions.

          An Applicant executing the registration of deed is required to provide his or her Aadhaar number, and other details at the time of registration of deed for the purpose of establishing his or her identity and authentication thereof. The Applicant would be required to undergo Aadhaar authentication at the time of verification of details at the registration office. An Applicant not yet enrolled for Aadhaar is required to apply for Aadhaar enrolment in case he is entitled to obtain an Aadhaar number as per Section 3 of Aadhaar Act. Such an Applicant may visit any Aadhaar enrolment center as available onwww.uidai.gov.in, to get enrolled for Aadhaar.

          The spokesman said that for the purpose of Aadhaar enrolment for an Applicant who is entitled to obtain Aadhaar, the Registrar of the District in the State is hereby required to specially set up Aadhaar enrolment facilities at designated registration office and at other offices for the purpose of Aadhaar enrolment. The Applicant can approach such an enrolment facility at the designated office, as available on www.uidai.gov.in, and get himself enrolled for Aadhaar. These centres would also provide Aadhaar update (biometric and demographic) facilities. An Applicant who has enrolled for Aadhaar and has not received the Aadhaar number should provide the 28 digit Aadhaar Enrolment ID printed on the Aadhaar enrolment slip at the time of registration of deed. The registration of deed, subject to other requirements would be accepted with such Enrolment ID mentioned on the same.

          He said that once Aadhaar is assigned to such applicants they would be required to provide the Aadhaar number online and also undergo Aadhaar authentication at the registration office or designated offices, as the case may be. In case an Aadhaar enrolment facility is not available at a convenient designated registration office or other offices, the applicant should submit a request for Aadhaar enrolment at such designated registration office. The registration office or designated offices would issue a request number to such an Applicant. This request number should be entered by the applicant at the time of registration of the deed. Such an Applicant is required to undergo Aadhaar enrolment once the facility becomes available or at a nearby Aadhaar enrolment centre and thereafter provide the 28 digit Enrolment ID online. Once the Aadhaar number is assigned, the Applicant is required to provide the Aadhaar number online and undergo Aadhaar authentication at the registration office or designated offices either prior or post registration of the deed, as the case may be.

          The application for Aadhaar enrolment should be made not later than six months from the date of registration of the deed. An Applicant, who is entitled to registration of deed under the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908, but not for Aadhaar, would make an application for Aadhaar enrolment as soon as he becomes so eligible. Once an application for enrolment is made, the same process as mentioned earlier would be followed. Provided that in case of non-availability of Aadhaar number the registration of instrument under the provisions of Registration Act, 1908 would be allowed to such executants and witnesses subject to the production of the following documents, such as if he has enrolled for Aadhaar, his Aadhaar Enrolment ID slip or copy of his request made for Aadhaar enrolment, passport issued by the Government of India, electoral photo identity card, PAN Card issued by the Income Tax Department with photograph, any photo identity card issued by the Government of India, State Government or Heads of Government Offices to their serving employees. All the documents should be within the expiry date, he added.

          The documents related to transfer of immovable properties are presented for registration before the registering authority. The same procedure would be followed as mentioned earlier to establish identity of executants of the instrument and witnesses.

          The provisions of these rules would also be applicable to the entities such as organizations, institutions, HUF (Karta) Registered Company, registered and un-registered firms wherein the authorised signatory of these entities would the mentioned provisions, he added.