In every office in which any of the books hereinbefore mentioned are kept, there shall be prepared current indexes of the contents of such books; and every entry in such indexes shall be made, so far as practicable, immediately after the registering officer has copied, or filed a memorandum of, the document to which it relates.
                                                    STATE AMENDMENTS
    Karnataka
    Amendment of section 54.--In section 54 of the principal Act, for the words "copied, or filed memorandum of, the words "filed a true copy or memorandum or shall be substituted.
    [Vide Karnataka Act 55 of 1976, s. 10]
    Tripura--
    Amendment of Section 54.--In section 54 of the principal Act, for the words and mark "copied, or filed a memorandum of "the words "pasted a true copy or filed a memorandum of" shall be substituted.
[Vide Tripura Act 7 of 1982, s. 8]
    Kerala
    Amendment of section 54.--In section 54 of the principal Act for the words "copied, or filed a memorandum of, "the words "filed a true copy or memorandum of" shall be substituted."
    [Vide kerala Act 7 of 1968, s. 9]
Orissa
    Amendment of section 54.-- In the principal Act, in section 54, for the words "copied or filed", the words "filed a true copy or" shall be substituted.
[Vide Orissa Act 14 of 1989, s. 8]