C. Cancellation of registered documents in certain cases

Explanation.-

1. (a) "Aggrieved person" means and includes any person being affected by the execution of the document and includes any party whose personal, property, or financial interests or rights are impacted by another's action and further in case of registration of a document pertaining to Government property includes any general public as the case may be.
2. (b) For determining the complaint the provision of Limitation Act as specified under Indian Limitation Act including the power to condone the delay in appropriate case on showing sufficient cause is entrusted upon the District Registrar or Appellate authority. 22-D. Appeal.- Any person aggrieved by an order of the District Registrar under section 22-C may prefer an appeal to the Inspector General of Registration within thirty days from the date of cancellation of the document and the Inspector General of Registration shall pass an order confirming, modifying or cancelling the order of the District Registrar." 4. Amendment of section 69 Amendment of section 69.- In the principal Act, in section 69, in sub-section (1), after clause (l), the following shall be inserted, namely:- "(m) regulating the process of cancellation of a registered document referred to in section 22-C." 5. Insertion of new sections Insertion of new sections 81-A and 81-B.- In the Principal Act, after section 81, the following shall be inserted, namely:- "81-A. Penalty for registering documents in contravention of section 22-B.-

1. (1) Every registering officer appointed under this Act and every person employed in his office for the purposes of this Act, who, being charged with registering the documents presented for registration under this Act, registers documents in contravention of the provisions of section 22-B, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to three years, or with fine, or with both.
2. (2) Nothing contained in this section shall apply in the case of registration of a document made in good faith. Explanation.- For the purpose of this sub-section, the expression "good faith" means any act believed or done by a person in good faith with due care, caution and sense of responsibility or by mistake of fact believing himself justified by law under section 79 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.