Chhattisgarh Main Minister Vishnu deo Sai. | Photo Credit: PTI
The Government of Chhattisgarh has recently amended the legislation on the colonial era governing the registration of immovable property so that instead of an “son” for adoptive children it includes a gender -neutral “child”.
The draft registration Act (Change of Chhattisgarh), 2025, proposes several changes in the 1908 registration Act, the Central Act, including the provisions on the rights of adopted children. The law deals with the maintenance of records concerning the transfer of assets in a certified manner and providing evidence that demonstrates the transfer of the property and the states change it from time to time. The government official said that the bill was approved in the State Assembly in a recently closed budget meeting.
The change, whose proposal Hind saw, deals with Section 17 of the paragraph (3) and notes that only the word of the son is provided in the case of the adoptive document. “In Section 17 Substine (3), the word” son “to be replaced by the word” child “,” he adds.
The basis of this provision is to “virtually include sons and daughter”.
According to Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh has similarly changed the provisions for adoptive children.
The cabinet approved a bill at a meeting held at the beginning of this month. All changes according to the proposal are focused primarily on improving easy business in the state. “It is necessary to ensure that the registration process is simple and transparent and for registration work through a computer system,” he says. He adds that he aims to facilitate and a transparent system of correct use of information technology in the registration system.
Published – March 28, 2025 21:14
