• Need to identify property

My parents bought a plot of land in Bangalore about 25 years ago. My uncle had helped us buy the property but he is no more unfortunately - only he was aware of the exact spot of the property location.
We have all papers with us - but my father and I have been trying to locate the exact four corners of the plot but have not been able to because there is no survey number in the documents - only the layout and the plot no. of the property at that time, 25 years ago.
Is there a way this can be identified? We would like to know this. Any help from any esteemed lawyer on this forum will be highly appreciated.
Asked 9 years ago in Property Law
Religion: Hindu

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Only the local survey office or the revenue collectorate can help you.

They have a very detailed land planning map with them. On the basis of your title deed they can pin point the actual location.

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
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A. What are the legal documents in connection with the property do you have?

B. Do you have approved layout plan? If yes, you can check the same in that document.

C. If your property situated in a particular area, village that you can check on CDP plan or Village Map, Survey Sketch etc.

D. You can ascertain the particular property in local authorities.

E. Contact a local advocate to resolve this matter.

B.T. Ravi
Advocate, Bangalore
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1)you have to make inquires with your local municipal corporation . your property tax bill must be mentioning survey number of your plot . in addition assessment order passed by municipal corporation of your plot contains these details .

2)in addition in karnataka land records have been computerised . you can enter the name of owner or plot number and obtain printed copy of RTC on payment of nominal fees at any of land record kiosks in the taluka office

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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As mentioned by you, you are from Karnataka, all the revenue records in Karnataka have been computerised. By mentioning the name of the owner, you can get the details of the property. further, on the property, property tax must have been paid by your father. is no survey number mentioned on the tax receipt as well??

Contact the municipal corporation or file an RTI to obtain the survey number for the same.

Shaveta Sanghi
Advocate, Chandigarh
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111 Consultations

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1. Who was the seller? How did you purchase the property in the first place if it had no survey number? Survey number is mentioned in the sale deed and also the agreement.

2. It is most imprudent to buy a property which has no survey number.

3. You should go the office of the local tehsildar and seek his help in locating the property.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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If you have the property title documents with you, an encumbrance certificate on property can be obtained from registrar's office in which you can find the check boundaries of all the four corners. You can even visit the revenue office of that jurisdiction and can verify the details and move an application for government surveyor to survey your property and fix the boundaries.

You dont need an assistance of any lawyer for ding this job, you can do it yourself by approaching concerned officers.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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1, From whom did you buy the said land? If the layout/property belongs to Bangalore Municipal Corporation then you can enquire about the location of your land from the Corporation. The location of your plot can be in=dentified from the layout map,

2. If the layout/property is in a panchayat area, then you shall have to approach the Panchayat or local tehshilder's office.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
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1. Apply for Encumbrance Certificate for the property based on the details available with you. The EC will contain any new number allotted to the same property/ PID No. and the boundaries.

2. Visit the jurisdictional BBMP office or the Village Panchayat Office or the BMRDA, as the case may be, and take the help of the Revenue Inspector or the Assistant Revenue Officer and he would be able to locate the property.

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
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either you can file a questionnaire before civil court on the basis of record you have and get detailed answer from revenue department. If in the mean time any changes has taken place in revenue record then revenue officer will inform you in the answer of questionnaire.

or file application before DM and get 25 years of revenue record on the payment of requisite fee. Picture will be cleared and you will get proper map of your land.

Shivendra Pratap Singh
Advocate, Lucknow
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78 Consultations

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You have to apply to survey office for demarcation of boundaries of your land 

 

in alternative apply to court to appoint commissioner for demarcation of boundaries of your land 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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1. Normally boundaries of the plot will invariably mentioned in the sale deed. Checkup the schedule of the property in the sale deed, where the boundaries towards East, West, South and North will have to be there.

2. Is it BDA allotted or KHB or BBMP or CMC or TMC or revenue property?. 

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
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It appears that you have approached the touts and persons of dishonest nature alone for getting the job done.

This comes under land revenue department.

Therefore you my approach the jurisdictional Tehsildar office with an application seeking survey of the property by the taluk  government surveyor and should be ready to pay the charges that are meant for the surveying the property and also to fix the boundary stones.

You can submit an application in this regard to the Tehsildar concerned and await his reply.

If he is not cooperating then you may prefer a representation to the District collector seeking his intervention and direction to the concerned Tehsildar for carrying out this desired task.

The Tehsildar with the help of the land revenue records available in his office would direct the surveyor to carry out the survey of the property and also to fix the boundary stones encompassing your property.

You can approach court seeking a direction to Tehsildar for getting the property surveyed through the taluk surveyor if there is no response from Tehsildar despite the District collector's direction.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2190 Consultations

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1. Instead of falling in the trap of agents you should engage a local lawyer and apply for fresh survey of the land to locate your property.

2. Engage a local lawyer immediately.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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972 Consultations

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1. There is expected to be a map identifying the property sold.

 

2. From the said map you can identify your plot.

 

3. You can engage a govt approved Amin /surveyor to survey your plot based on the sale deed in your possession.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
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726 Consultations

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