Mutation of land records is the process of updating ownership or possession details in government land records after transfer of property. It is required when land or property changes hands due to sale, inheritance, gift, partition, exchange, court order or other legal transfer. Mutation does not create ownership by itself, but it records the change in the revenue records.
Benefits Offer Under the Scheme
The key benefits of mutation of land records include:
- Updated ownership record: The name of the new owner or legal heir is entered in the land revenue records.
- Legal and administrative recognition: Mutation helps recognise the new owner in government records for revenue and administrative purposes.
- Payment of land revenue or tax: The mutated owner can pay land revenue, rent or property-related dues in their name.
- Prevention of disputes: Updated records reduce the chance of ownership confusion and future land disputes.
- Support for property transactions: Mutation helps in future salle, transfer, lease, mortgage or development of the land.
- Access to land record documents: The owner can obtain updated Record of Rights, khatian, plot information and other land documents.
- Support for bank loans: Financial institutions often require updated land records for loan or mortgage processing.
- Inheritance recognition: Legal heirs can get their names recorded after the death of the recorded owner.
- Transparency in land administration: Mutation helps maintain accurate and digitised land records.
- Online tracking and application: Can be done on https://banglarbhumi.gov.in
Eligibility:
Eligibility generally includes persons or entities who have acquired legal interest in land or property. Eligible applicants include:
- Buyer of land or property through a registered sale deed.
- Legall heir after death of the recorded owner.
- Donee receiving land through a registered gift deed.
- Person receiving land through partition deed or family settlement.
- Person receiving land through exchange deed or transfer deed.
- Person claiming mutation based on court decree or government order.
- Co-sharer or successor requiring correction or inclusion in land records.
- Institution, company, trust or society that has legally acquired land.
- Applicant must have valid supporting documents proving transfer, inheritance or legal entitlement.
- Applicant should not have a pending legal dispute that prevents mutation, unless allowed by the competent authority.
Application Details
Where to apply:
Applicants may apply through:
- Online land records portal of the concerned State
- Block Land and Land Reforms Office
- Revenue Inspector Office
- District Land and Land Reforms Office
- Sub-Divisional Land and Land Reforms Office
- Common Service Centre, where available
How to apply/process:
- The applicant should collect all relevant documents such as registered sale deed, gift deed, partition deed, inheritance documents, death certificate, legal heir certificate, court order, previous record of rights, tax receipt and identity proof.
- The applicant should visit the concerned online land records portal or local land revenue office.
- The mutation application form should be filled with details of applicant, transferor, land parcel, mouza, khatian, plot number, area, nature of transfer and supporting documents.
- Required documents should be uploaded online or submitted physically at the concerned office.
- Applicable mutation fees or service charges should be paid online or through the prescribed mode.
- After submission, an acknowledgement number or application number is generated.
- The concerned revenue authority verifies the application, deed details, land records and supporting documents.
- Field enquiry or hearing may be conducted, especially in inheritance, partition, disputed or complex cases.
- Notice may be issued to interested parties or recorded owners, where required.
- If no objection is received and documents are found valid, the mutation is approved by the competent authority.
- The land record is updated with the new owner's name.
- The applicant can download or collect the updated Record of Rights, khatian or mutation certificate as applicable.
Documents generally required
- Application form
- Registered deed or transfer document
- Previous Record of Rights/khatian / land record extract
- Plot details and mouza details
- Identity proof of applicant
- Address proof
- Death certificate, in case of inheritance
- Legal heir certificate or succession-related documents, if applicable
- No objection certificate, if required
- Court order or decree, if applicable
- Latest land revenue or tax receipt
- Passport-size photograph, where required
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