Himachal Pradesh - Obtain a Document Writer License or Permit

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. The license is issued by the District Registrar of the Registration District concerned.
2. The applicant should pass the special examination to get the legal document writer’s license.
3. The application form for the written examination of Document Writer License i.e. “Form 'B' Performa of the Application Form” should be obtained from the Registrar of the Registration District. Location and Contact Link
4. The license is issued based on the requirement in each registration district and sub-district.
5. The exam will be notified from time to time by the Inspector General of Registration.
6. The notification for the exam is published in the official Gazette and also in daily State level newspapers for the respective district.
7. Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
8. The filled application must be submitted to the licensing authority.
9. The registrar can accept or reject the application after checking the eligibility criteria and information of the candidate.
10. If the applicant is eligible, then the document writers license will be approved and issued to the applicant by the District Registrar of the Registration District concerned.
11. The selected candidate has to deposit a license fee of Rs.5 within a month for obtaining the document writer license.
12. The complete fee details are mentioned below in the “Fees” section of this page.
13. The fee should be deposited in the treasury name “XV-Registration”.
14. The fee deposit information should be intimated to the licensing authority.
15. Failing to deposit the License will end up in the rejection of the license.

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Required Documents

The documents required for the document writer application are:

• An attested copy of Matriculation or Higher Secondary Passing Certificate
• An attested copy of Character Certificate
• Recommendation Letter
• Occupational Proof (If any)
• Proof of fee payment – Challan in the name of Treasury

Office Locations & Contacts

Directorate of Land Records,
Block No 28, SDA Complex,
Kasumpati Shimla H.P.
Tel no: 91-177-2623678
Email: [email protected]
Address Link
List of all the Sub – Registrar office in Himachal Pradesh.
Location and Contact Link

Eligibility

To obtain the document writer license,

• The individual should not be less than 18 years of age.
• The individual should have passed Matriculation or Higher Secondary Examination.
• The individual should be of good character.
• The individual should have passed the Senior Secondary School examination or its equivalent.
• The individual should not be a government authority/ Local authority.
• The individual should not be a bonafide resident of Himachal Pradesh.

EXCEPTIONS: The licensing authority can exempt the basic eligibility for the candidates and can relax the minimum educational qualification belonging to

• Any Backward Class
• SC
• ST

The above category people can have a Middle school Examination to write the document writer licensing exam, if licensing authority permits.

Fees

• The license application fee is Rs.5
• The renewal application fee is Rs.5.
• In case of obtaining the duplicate copy, lost or damaged license - Rupee One

Validity

• The license is valid till 31st December of ever year, irrespective of the issued date.
• The license has to be renewed by paying renewal application fee of Rs.5.
• The license renewal application has to be made 15 days before the expiry date.

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Instructions

EXAMINATION – Licensing of Document Writers

• The exam is conducted by an officer in the “Additional Collector Rank” appointed by the District Registrar.
• The candidates are tested on:
  • Document Writing – 100 marks
  • Legal Procedure 100 marks
    • The Indian Registration Act, 1908
    • The Punjab Registration Manual as applied to Himachal Pradesh
    • The Indian Stamp Act, 1899
    • Section 54, 197 and 123 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882
    • The Indian Stamp (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1970
  • Dictation and Calligraphy in, Hindi and Urdu - 100 marks.
• The exam is conducted for 3 hours and the maximum and minimum passing marks are 100 and 40 respectively.
• The merit list of the eligible candidates is announced by the District Registrar based on the vacancy in different parts of the district.
• The qualified candidates from the merit list are granted with the Document Writer License.
• As the notification for the exam is published once in two years, the candidates should carefully follow the exam update from the government.

Required Information

• The details to be filled in the application form are:
  • Name
  • Father’s Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Current Occupation (if any)
  • Two Referral Person Names
  • The place where the applicant desires to practice as a document writer
  • Academic qualification of the applicant
  • A treasury challan in proof of a deposit of Rupees five as fee
  • An attested copy of the Matriculation or Higher Secondary certificate
  • An attested copy of the Character Certificate obtained from a respectable person or from the Head of Institution which the applicant last attended
  • The fee shall be deposited in the treasury under Head "XV-Registration Miscellaneous".

Need for the Document

• With the document writer license, the applicant can write legal document to the public.

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• The exam is conducted based on the want of document writer in the district.
• After getting the license, a duplicate copy can be issued to the licensee after paying One Rupee as a fee.

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