The state government has made the decision to open a new sub-registrar's office at Dadri, some miles away, primarily serving the people of Greater Noida West. The new office will probably start operations the following month. The government's move has drawn criticism from locals, who wonder why they have to trek all the way to Dadri to register their houses when a comparable office might be established nearby. Six sub-registrar offices make up Gautam Budh Nagar: Dadri, Jewar, Greater Noida, and three in Noida. According to officials, the Dadri office, which processes close to 60,000 documents a year, is overworked. Given the number of new house developments in Greater Noida West and the area's population growth, locals have long demanded a separate sub-registrar?s office issuing documents for properties in the region. Abhishek Kumar, president of the Noida Extension Flat Owners? Welfare Association (NEFOWA), questioned the rationale behind establishing a separate office for Greater Noida West when property owners still had to travel to Dadri, as they did before. He expressed concerns about the inconvenience caused by poor connectivity to Dadri, particularly for those without personal vehicles who had to rely on costly cab services to reach the sub-registrar?s office and sometimes faced difficulties finding transportation back. Kumar emphasised that if an office was being set up specifically for properties in Greater Noida West, it should ideally be located within the city itself rather than in Dadri. Officials in the stamps and registration department explained that the government?s decision to establish a separate office for Greater Noida West was influenced by a protest staged by lawyers in Dadri the previous year. They mentioned that in April 2023, the government had issued a notification for setting up the office but had to cancel it due to technical reasons following protests by members of the Dadri Bar Association, who insisted that the office should be situated in Dadri. Currently, they have identified a government building in Dadri and obtained permission from the district administration to operate the sub-registrar?s office there, as stated by Shashi Bhanu Mishra, assistant inspector-general of stamps and registration. Mishra also mentioned the department?s capability to conduct special registry camps in high-rise buildings if there were a significant number of properties requiring registration. Kumar argued that government decisions should prioritise the welfare of the general public rather than catering to the demands of lawyers.
