When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court

If the State Government directs, any Registrar or Sub-Registrar appointed under the Registration Act, 1908, is treated as a Civil Court for the purposes of the specified related provisions. That makes the Registrar or Sub-Registrar able to exercise the civil-court powers those provisions allow. The deeming applies only when the State issues such a direction.

Priya goes to her local Sub-Registrar about a disputed sale deed. Because the State Government has directed Sub-Registrars to be deemed Civil Courts, the Sub-Registrar can use the powers under the relevant provisions to deal with the dispute instead of Priya having to file the same claim in a regular Civil Court.