# Tamil Nadu mandates paperless registration for family deeds from Nov 2

2026-10-07T20:52:08+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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The Tamil Nadu government has mandated paperless registration for settlement deeds, release deeds, partition deeds, and revocation of settlement deeds relating to family arrangements, effective 2 November. The order was issued by the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department on 7 October under the second phase of Anywhere Registration via the STAR 3.0 system. Digitally executed deeds must be uploaded with supporting documents to the online registration facility. Parties will then appear before the Sub-Registrar for identification and completion of formalities. The final registered document will be digitally processed and stored in the STAR system. The state had earlier mandated presence-less registration for first sale of plots by promoters, first sale of flats by builders, and certain deeds from banks and financial institutions.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

The order extends paperless registration to family arrangement deeds, covering settlements, releases, partitions and revocations. Citizens must still appear before the Sub-Registrar for verification, so the process is not fully remote. The STAR 3.0 system now handles storage and retrieval of the final document, reducing physical paperwork. The 2 November deadline gives the department less than a month to operationalise the new workflow. No specific penalties or exceptions have been announced for non-compliance.

## Coverage

- thehindu.com <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/paperless-registration-mandatory-for-some-family-arrangement-deeds-from-nov-2/article71555688.ece>
  Straight government order notification with no editorial framing

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