Section 36 of Registration Act - Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired, Section 37 Officer or Court to issue and cause service of summons

PART VII OF ENFORCING THE APPEARANCE OF EXECUTANTS AND WITNESSES

Section 36 of Registration Act 1908 : Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired

If any person presenting any document for registration or claiming under any document, which is capable of being so presented, desires the appearance of any person whose presence or testimony is necessary for the registration of such document, the registering officer may, in his discretion, call upon such Officer or Court as the *[State Government] directs in this behalf to issue a summons requiring him to appear at the registration office, either in person or by duly authorised agent, as in the summons may be mentioned, and at a time named therein.

Section 37 Officer or Court to issue and cause service of summons

The officer or Court, upon receipt of the peon's fee payable in such cases, shall issue the summons accordingly, and cause it to be served upon the person whose appearance is so required.

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* Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial Government"

Section 26 Documents executed out of India, Section 27 Wills may be presented or deposited at any time

Section 28 Place for registering documents relating to land

Section 29 Place for registering other documents, Section 30 Registration by Registrars in certain cases

Section 31 Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence

Section 32 Persons to present documents for registration, Section 32A Compulsory affixing of photograph etc

Section 33 Power of attorney recognisable for purposes of section 32

Section 34 Enquiry before registration by registering officer

Section 35 Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively

Section 36 Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired, Section 37 Officer or Court to issue and cause service of summons

Section 38 Persons exempt from appearance at registration-office, Section 39 Law as to summonses, commissions and witnesses

Section 40 Persons entitled to present wills and authorities to adopt, Section 41 Registration of wills and authorities to adopt

Section 42 Deposit of wills, Section 43 Procedure on deposit of wills

Section 44 Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under section 42, Section 45 Proceedings on death of depositor

Section 46 Saving of certain enactments and powers of Courts, Section 47 Time from which registered document operates

Section 48 Registered documents relating to property when to take effect against oral agreements

Section 49 Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered

Section 50 Certain registered documents relating to land to take effect against unregistered documents