India, May 30 -- The Inspector General of Registration and Stamps (IGR) department has disabled the "skip" option in its software used by junior officers, including joint district registrars and sub-registrars, during the land registration process. The move comes in the wake of alleged irregularities in the registration of government land in Mundhwa and Tathawade, which reportedly caused a loss of crores of rupees to the state exchequer in the form of stamp duty and also led to criminal cases.

The decision was made on Wednesday and came into effect the same day.

Officials said the "skip" option played a major role in bypassing mandatory verification checks during land registrations. Under the new system, the option can now be used only ...