India, Oct. 19 -- Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has directed officials to resume the online leave and licence (L&L) registration service discontinued earlier this year.

The minister gave the instruction to Ravindra Binwade, Inspector General of Registration and Stamps, on Saturday, after learning that the facility - widely used in cities like Mumbai, Pune and Thane - had been halted.

"This is an essential service, especially in big cities where visiting registration offices takes hours," Bawankule said while interacting with editors. "I have asked officials to restart the service immediately, and the process will resume from Monday."

In August, the state registration department had scrapped the authorised servic...