Kerala, May 11, 2007
Suresh
To stop fake transactions, the Kerala government introduced new
registration procedures to add photos and thumb impressions on
registration documents for selling and buying of land in the state.
This law came into force starting May 7, 2007.
NRIs from Middle East and other countries requested to the Govt.
that the new procedure would make it difficult for them to buy
or sell land in the state. The Govt. took immediate action and
decided to exempt NRIs from personal appearance when selling or
buying land in Kerala. The State Registration Minister S. Sarma.
said: