What is this service?
Updating the revenue record to reflect a new holder.
After agricultural or revenue-recorded land changes hands, the revenue record must be mutated to the new holder. Mutation is applied for through the revenue system with the registered document, and the mutation register extract records the change.
Why and when you need it
- Why
- An unmutated record misstates who holds the land and stalls loans, conversions and sales.
- Who needs it
- New holders of revenue-recorded land, by transfer or inheritance.
- When
- Immediately after the transfer document is registered.
Required documents
- Registered transfer document
- Latest RTC / Pahani
- Identity proof of the new holder
- Death certificate and heir records for inheritance-based mutation
Identity and supporting documents
- PAN card of each applicant or party
- Aadhaar card or another government photo identity and address proof
- Passport-size photographs
- For companies and associations: incorporation documents, board resolution and authorisation letter
Step-by-step procedure
- Apply for mutation with the registered document
- Support verification and notice process
- Track the mutation to entry in the register
- Obtain the mutation register extract and updated RTC
Fees, stamp duty and timelines
- Government fee
- Government fees, where applicable, are paid only on the official portal or at the government office. Confirm the current amount on the official portal before payment.
- Assistance charges
- Professional assistance charges are quoted after understanding your requirement. Government fees and SRCHN service charges are always shown separately. Confirm the final quote before work begins.
- Processing time
- Processing time varies by office and case. No completion timeline is guaranteed.
Government fees and SRCHN assistance charges are always kept separate. Nothing here is an invented price - confirm current amounts on the official portal or with our team before paying.
Legal requirements
- Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 - mutation of entries
Common rejection reasons
- Objections filed during the notice period
- Transfer document not matching revenue particulars
- Heir disputes in inheritance-based mutation
Important cautions
Mutation does not create title - it records a change already made by a document or succession
Verify the updated RTC after mutation
FAQs
Is mutation automatic after registration?
Systems increasingly sync, but verify - apply where the record has not moved.
What is a mutation extract?
The register entry recording the change of holder - the proof that mutation happened.
Mutation vs Khatha?
Mutation updates revenue records for land; Khatha is the municipal record. Many properties need both updated.
