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Section 54

Current indexes and entries therein

In every office in which any of the books hereinbefore mentioned are kept, there shall be prepared current indexes of the contents of such books; and every entry in such indexes shall be made, so far as practicable, immediately after the registering officer has copied, or filed a memorandum of, the document to which it relates.

State amendments (5 · Karnataka, Tripura, Kerala, Orissa, Uttarakhand)

These are amendments made by State legislatures to this section as it applies in that State. The central text above remains the base law; verify the current local text against the State gazette.

Karnataka[Vide Karnataka Act 55 of 1976, s. 10]

Amendment of section 54.-In section 54 of the principal Act, for the words "copied, or filed memorandum of, the words "filed a true copy or memorandum or shall be substituted.

Tripura[Vide Tripura Act 7 of 1982, s. 8]

Amendment of Section 54.-In section 54 of the principal Act, for the words and mark “copied, or filed a memorandum of “the words “pasted a true copy or filed a memorandum of” shall be substituted.

Kerala[Vide kerala Act 7 of 1968, s. 9]

Amendment of section 54.-In section 54 of the principal Act for the words “copied, or filed a memorandum of,” the words “filed a true copy or memorandum of” shall be substituted.”

Orissa[Vide Orissa Act 14 of 1989, s. 8]

Amendment of section 54.— In the principal Act, in section 54, for the words “copied or filed”, the words “filed a true copy or” shall be substituted.

Uttarakhand[Vide Uttarakhand Act 24 of 2014, s. 12]

Amendment of section 54.—Section 54 of the Principal Act, shall be substituted as follows; namely:- "54. In every office in which any of the books hereinbefore mentioned are kept, there shall be prepared current indexes of the contents of such books and every entry in such indexes shall be made, so far as practicable, immediately after the registering officer has scanned or filed a true copy or a memorandum of, the document to which it relate."