The Legislative Assembly passed five Bills on Wednesday, including the Registration (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2023, that aims to punish officers who authorise property transactions based on forged or other documents prohibited under the law.
All Bills were passed amid pandemonium in the House without a debate.
According to the Bill, the registering officer (usually a sub-registrar) should refuse to register documents that are forged, prohibited by any Central or State Act and those belonging to immovable properties that are permanently or provisionally attached by any court, tribunal or competent authority such as investigation agencies. The Bill proposed to punish officers with imprisonment up to three years with a fine.
