News: Delhi HC pulls up authorities over property records going missing from government office.-14-01-2023
The Delhi High Court has expressed "enormous concern" over a large volume of land and property records going missing from a sub-registrar's office and sought the presence of the city government's Inspector General of Registration before it.
The high court said the function of the sub-registrars is to register various documents related to assets of the citizens and it cannot be treated in a "cavalier and negligent manner".
"Moreover, considering that these documents could be misused for sale-purchase transactions also raises serious concerns about the credibility and integrity of preservation of land records related to citizens.