Registration Act, 1908 — section 55

55. Indexes to be made by registering officers, and their contents..—(1) Four such indexes shall be made in all registration offices, and shall be named, respectively, Index No 1, Index No. II, Index No. III 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. 1 [(7) If, in the opinion of the Registrar, any of the indexes mentioned in sub-section (1) is in danger of being destroyed or becoming illegible wholly or partially, the Registrar may, by a written order, direct such index or portion thereof, as he thinks fit, to be recopied in such manner as may be prescribed by rules, and any copy so prepared shall, for the purposes of this Act and of the Evidence Act, 1872 (I of 1872), be deemed to be the original index or portion and all references in this Act to the original index or portion shall be deemed to be references to the index or portion prepared as aforesaid.] 1 Sub-section (7) added by the Registration (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1962 (45 of 1962), s. 16. 56. [Copy of entries in Indexes Nos. I, II and III to be sent by Sub-Registrar to Registrar and filed.] Rep. by the Indian Registration (Amendment) Act, 1929 (XV of 1929), s. 2. 57. Registering officers to allow inspection of certain books and indexes, and to given certified copies of entries.—(1) Subject to the previous payment of the fees payable in that behalf, the Books Nos. 1 and 2 and the Indexes relating to Book No.1 shall be at all times open to inspection by any person applying to inspect the same; and, subject to the provisions of section 62, copies of entries in such books shall be given to all persons applying for such copies.

(2)Subject to the same provisions, copies of entries in Book No.3 and in the Index relating thereto shall be given to the persons executing the documents to which such entries relate, or to their agents, and after the death of the executants (but not before) to any person applying for such copies.

(3)Subject to the same provisions, copies of entries in Book No.4 and in the Index relating thereto shall be given to any person executing or claiming under the documents to which such entries respectively refer, or to his agent or representative.

(4)The requisite search under this section for entries in Books Nos. 3 and 4 shall be made only by the registering officer.

(5)All copies given under this section shall be signed and sealed by the registering officer, and shall be admissible for the purpose of proving the contents of the original documents.

(B)As to the Procedure on admitting to Registration