- Bribe Fighter
- 13 years ago
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We can do it without paying bribe
Hi,
First of all, I would like to thank this ********** for helping me to gain enough confidence to try registering my flat without paying any bribe.
I recently bought a second hand flat at HSR Layout, Bangalore. It was my wish to register the property without paying any bribe since there was no black money involved and I was showing the actual sale consideration for registration. However, whoever I discussed with did not have much hope about getting a property registered in Bangalore without paying bribe. Bribing has become a standard norm and everyone was ready to live with it. I tried all online forums desperately for getting some information about anyone who has successfully registered the property without bribing. I came across this site, and realized that IT IS POSSIBLE to do it and I should at least try to do the same. I posted some of my queries in the net and one person called me and told me that he would also like to do the property registration without paying bribe. We decided to work together to see if we both can get it done that way. I checked with my lawyer and he told me that the people at the sub registrar office will demand money and it is not possible to get it registered without paying them. He was initially not willing to come with me. But I could persuade him to do so at last.
On 7th September 2011, I and wife went to the sub-registrar’s office very early morning so that we get the first token number. We got the first number. My friend also came with me to the office to give us some moral support. I also requested the seller that they should be a bit patient since I want to get the property registered without paying bribe. They agreed to it with full heart. Everything went smoothly till the signature of the sub-registrar was due. My lawyer went inside his cabin with all the papers and immediately came back and told me that I will have to pay Rs. 20000/-. I said I am not going to pay anything. The lawyer and his assistant went inside again…came back to tell me that without paying bribe it is not possible. I told them that they need not have to do the middleman job and I can discuss with the sub-registrar directly. They went inside the room again…came out and told me that I can go inside and talk to the officer. I and my wife went to the door and one person told me that only I can go inside. I told him that my wife has equal share in the property and she is also going to be inside. He went inside and came out and told something to my lawyer. The lawyer went inside and after sometime came out and asked me how much can I pay. I told him that I am not going to pay a single rupee and he can tell the officer the same. By this time, I knew that I will be able to get it registered without paying any money. He then went inside and had some discussion with the officer and then came out and told me that it is done. I had to wait there till the end of the day (I had all the phone numbers of Lokayukta officers and RTI forms handy, even though I did not have to use any of them), but I could get it registered without paying a single rupee. After all this, finally, the lawyer’s assistant came back and told me that in his experience this is the first time that someone has got the registration done without paying any money. He was abusing all the people in the sub-registrar’s office and told me that I can approach him for anything since he really liked my attitude. He told me “sir, if all people at least try like the way you tried, our county would be the best”. I was so happy hearing the same. It made my day.
I and my friend now gained enough confidence that we decided that we will get his property registered by ourselves. We did not have any lawyer with us this time. The registration went smooth (at a different sub-registrar office) and no one even asked any bribe even though from their acts we could understand that some of them were expecting something. We conveniently ignored them.
So, now I have witnessed two registrations without bribing. I have started believing in myself and in the system.