Rajasthan Land Mutation

The mutation is the process of transferring of title ownership of land from one person to another. Transfer of title is to be done when the property is transferred from one owner to the new owner. By mutating a land, the ownership name in records of the revenue department can be changed. Mutation document needs to be submitted while selling a land. In this article, we look at land mutation and procedure to apply for Rajasthan land mutation in detail. Know more about Land Conversion in Rajasthan.

Importance of Land Mutation

The land mutation is one of the important processes in all legal transactions involving property or land. As mentioned above, by mutating a land, the new owner gets the revenue records on his name. Once the land is mutated, mutation details will be updated in the Mutation register (P-21) further to Rajasthan revenue records (Jamabandi) maintained by the State Government. Mutation letter will be issued to the applicant. In Rajasthan, Patwari or Grama Panchayat is processing the land mutation application.

Mutation document is needed to fix the property tax payment liabilities
Mutation document is proof for ownership of a particular land
For selling land, the owner should have to submit mutation document to the buyer for verification

If the land is jointly owned, then the mutation document or certificate will be provided with all names of the co-owners.

Documents Required

Documents mentioned below are needed to be submitted for the land mutation in Rajasthan:

Application form in the prescribed format
Photograph of the applicant
Address Proof - Ration card
Identity Proof – Aadhaar Card or Voter ID can be furnished
Copies of property documents and link documents
Encumbrance Certificate
Tax Payment receipt

In the case of Will

In addition to all documents mentioned above, the following documents also need to be submitted for the land mutation in case of the will of a property:

Death Certificate
Legal Heir Certificate
Succession Certificate

Fee for Land Mutation

For mutating a land in Rajasthan the applicant has to pay an amount of Rs.30 as fees.

Applying for Mutation through e-Mitra Centers – Offline Method

The following are the procedure to apply for mutation certificate through the e-Mitra centre in detail: Step 1: Applicant needs to visit the nearest e-Mitra Centre. Step 2: The applicant needs to apply land mutation online at the e-Mitra Centre. Step 3: Submit all required documents (as mentioned above) to the e-Mitra Centre operating personnel. The request for the mutation will be forwarded to the concerned authority. Note: e-Mitra operating personnel will issue a receipt with the mutation application number, and also the applicant will receive an SMS to the registered mobile number and mail to the registered mail id. Note: Progress of the application request will be updated through SMS. Step 4: The concerned authority, Tahsildar, Patwari or Gram Panchayat will process the mutation request, and after successful verification, the component authority will approve the mutation request. Step 5: Once the applicant’s mutation request is accepted, an SMS will be sent to the mobile number as the application has been approved. Step 6: Revisit e-Mitra centre, provide the application number to e-Mitra operating person; the applicant can get a printed copy of the Khata with mutation details. It can be used for all the purposes mentioned above.