Claim refund on excess registration fees within 6 months: Govt

Pune: The state registration and stamps department has clarified that citizens can claim refunds for excess registration fees paid during property registration or in cases where e-payment is made but the document is not registered.Officials said the Inspector General of Registration (IGR), Pune, is empowered under Section 80 of the Registration Act, 1908, to sanction refunds of excess fees after completion of document registration. Refunds are also permitted where registration fees are paid online but the document is either not registered or not proposed to be registered.Applicants must submit refund requests to the district registrar through the sub-registrar office where the payment was made. The department has set a six-month deadline from the date of payment for submitting such applications. "A time frame has been mentioned so that there is no confusion," an official said.The move is aimed at helping citizens recover excess payments and avoid financial losses arising from technical or procedural issues during registration. For assistance, the department has provided support through its Sarathi helpline (8888007777).