The deed writers and lawyers engaged in sale deed business on Tuesday went on an indefinite strike protesting against the Government’s decision to start e-registration of sale deeds in Sub-Registrar offices in Uttar Pradesh.
The Tehsil Bar Association president Raj Kumar told that under the banner of Uttar Pradesh Tehsil Bar Association, the deed writers and the lawyers engaged in execution of all types of registrations observed strike in tehsil compound here on Tuesday.
“We have decided to go on strike against the Government decision to start e-registration of properties.
“The strike would continue indefinitely till the Government reversed its decision,” he said.
He said the new system would generate unemployment since the stamp vendors’ business would come to an end. According to new system, the registration fee would be credited in to Government account through the banks instead of stamp papers” said Raj Kumar.
He further said that according to new system every deed writer would need an internet connection and at present system is not ready to go on such a high-tech system. The Government staff is also untrained the entire system would jeopardise with the introduction of this system. So we have decided to go on strike.
Meanwhile, AIG Stamps Mewa lal Patel said, “This system has been introduced by the order of the State Government it cannot be postponed or stopped. We have to comply with the Government’s instructions”.