7/12, mutation entries and CTS property cards explained

What do these land records tell you?

A 7/12 extract records specified land and cultivation information, while mutation entries explain recorded changes. In city-survey areas, a property card and CTS plan may be the relevant starting records. Establish the correct system, parcel and historical identifiers before relying on an extract, especially after subdivision, consolidation or a change of survey numbering.

Compare the current holder, area and classification with deeds and underlying mutation orders. An extract for a similar number or neighbouring parcel is not evidence for the property being purchased.

Why are revenue entries not a complete title clearance?

Revenue records show recorded information within their system, but ownership and transfer questions require the underlying instruments and applicable law. A mutation after inheritance should be connected to succession evidence; a charge entry needs release evidence. Restricted tenure, agricultural use or permission conditions require examination of the governing order, not only an abbreviation in the extract.

Obtain authenticated current records where needed and retain earlier versions explaining changes. Private survey measurement, official demarcation and planning approval are different tasks.

Official sources

• Mahabhulekh official land-record services
• Maharashtra land-record services
• IGR Maharashtra

See record scrutiny and CTS matching.

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