The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019

(1) This Act may be called the National Capital Territory of Delhi(Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019. (2) It extends to the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) “resident” means a person having physical possession of property on the basis of a registeredsale deed or latest Power of Attorney, Agreement to Sale, Will, possession letter and other documentsincluding documents evidencing payment of consideration in respect of a property in unauthorisedcolonies and includes their legal heirs but does not include tenant, licensee or permissive user; (b) “unauthorised colony” means a colony or development comprising of a contiguous area,where no permission has been obtained for approval of layout plan or building plans and has beenidentified for regularisation of such colony in pursuance to the notification number S.O. 683(E), datedthe 24th March, 2008 of the Delhi Development Authority, published in the Gazette of India,Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 24th March, 2008.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian StampAct, 1899 (2 of 1899) and the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908) as applicable to the National CapitalTerritory of Delhi or any rules or regulations or bye-laws made there under and the judgment of theSupreme Court in the case of Suraj Lamp & Industries (P) Ltd. Vs. State of Haryana & others, dated the11th October, 2011, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, regularise thetransactions of immovable properties based on the latest Power of Attorney, Agreement to Sale, Will,possession letter and other documents including documents evidencing payment of consideration forconferring or recognising right of ownership or transfer or mortgage in regard to an immovable propertyin favour of a resident of an unauthorised colony. (2) The Central Government may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, fix charges onpayment of which transactions of immovable properties based on the latest Power of Attorney,Agreement to Sale, Will, possession letter and other documents including documents evidencing paymentof consideration for conferring or recognising right of ownership or transfer or mortgage in regard to animmovable property in favour of a resident of an unauthorised colony through a conveyance deed orauthorisation slip, as the case may be. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 27 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899), thestamp duty and registration charges shall be payable on the amount mentioned in the conveyance deed orauthorisation slip, as the case may be. (4) Any resident of an unauthorised colony having registered or un-registered or notarised Power ofAttorney, Agreement to Sale, Will, possession letter and other documents including documentsevidencing payment of consideration shall be eligible for right of ownership or transfer or mortgagethrough a conveyance deed or authorisation slip, as the case may be, on payment of charges referred to insub-section (2). (5) No stamp duty and registration charges shall be payable on any previous sale transactions madeprior to any transaction referred to in sub-section (4).(6) The tenants, licensees or permissive users shall not be considered for conferring or recognisingany property rights under this Act.