You can purchase agricultural land as your father was an agriculturist and had agricultural land in his name from 1974 till 1993 

to be on safe side apply for permission from DC for purchase of agricultural land 

If your annual income is less than 25 lacs. You can buy land without any special status.

Father agriculturist status is suspend now. 

You dose not come under agriculturist definition on the basis of father status.

You can approach tehsildar in this regard 

The documents required to buy an agricultural land are-

1. Mother deed and the sale deed.
2.Akarbandi: Land topography sketch issued by State Revenue Authority viz. survey department. It establishes the survey number and to whom the particular survey number was originally allotted and the land / property revenue assessment details.
3.Encumbrance Certificate: Certificate from State Revenue Authority stating that there is no lien on the land / property (Has to be obtained for the last 30 years)
4.Family Tree of the vendor: State Revenue Authority document required to ascertain whether other family members have a stake in the property.
5.Saguvali Chit: It is also called Grant Certificate. This is issued on Form No..VII in case of grant of Govt. land to the eligible persons for cultivation. This establishes title of the persons in the Saguvali Chit to the land granted.
6. Conversion order.
7. Khata and up to date tax paid receipts.
8.Village Survey Map: Land location sketch
9. Patta Book: This book contains information regarding the payment of land revenue and other Govt. dues & information of cultivation. And also contains a copy of the record of rights to the land / property situated in Bangalore.
10. Tippani: This issued by the Survey Dept. It shows a sketch of the land as the records of the survey Dept.
Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP), Zonal Regulation Map and Survey Map. Apart from the above property should not come within the Green Belt Area.

The agricultural lands can be purchased by you based upon your previous ancestral property.

By way of the 2015 amendment to the Act, “non-agriculturists”, or people whose families did not own any agricultural land in Karnataka before 1st April 1974, are allowed to acquire agricultural land provided their annual income did not exceed Rs 25 lakh per year.  In addition, the power to transfer ownership of agricultural land has been provided to the Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) of the district.

Karnataka land reforms act.

Since your father was an agriculturist, you will also be treated as an agriculturist. Obtain RTC of the land showing his name in it. You can go ahead and buy the agricultural land.

Based on your documents, apply to the  authority for the permission  to purchase the land.

 - As per rule in Karnataka for purchasing agricultural land:- 

1. You need to have agriculturist roots ( i.e: Family /extended family has to have documented evidence of farming)
2. For a non-agriculturist , your annual income should be less than 25 Lakh P.A .Previously this was only 5 Lakh P.A which was hiked recently to 25 Lakh Per Annum. Hence

- Since your father is already an agriculturist root , hence you can purchase agriculture land legally.

- Further if your income from all sources is less than  25 lakh then also even being a non-agriculturist also can applied and purchase agriculture land there.

- You should approach to concerned district Deputy Commissioner ‘s office , for getting agriculture family certificate and to apply for permission to buy land.

- But the permission is granted with a condition that you will cultivate the land for 5 years from the date of purchasing the land.

- Following documents need to check at the time of purchasing agriculture land in Karnataka

1.  Deed- Grant Certificate/Re-grant order/Saguvali Certificate or 

2. Sale Deed/Partition Deed/Gift Deed

3. Court order etc.if any 

4. R.T.C's. from 1966 to till date

5. Mutation Register extracts.

6. Index of Land register extract.

7. Record of Rights extract.

8. Patta Pass Book

9. Tax Paid Receipt

10. Tippani copy/Atlas

11. Hiss Tippani & Hissa Survey Sketch

12.Akaraband

13. Certified Copy & E.C. for 30 years

14.Nil Tenancy Certificate.

15. Endorsement from Tahasildar confirming that there is nothing pending under section 79 A & B of Karnataka Land Reforms Act certificate.

16. Endorsement from Assistant Commissioner that there is nothing pending under Karnataka SC & ST (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Land) Act 1978.   An endorsement from Competent Authority stating that the land is not a granted land.

17. Genealogical Tree – Family tree/Succession Certificate

18. Identification Document – Election Identity Card/Driving License/Pan Card

19. Death Certificates 

Yes you can purchase but you need to declare your self as agriculturist in the said scenario and the annual income bar must be 25 lakhs pa for your family income

You can simply go ahead to purchase the property on the basis of the documents of your father

Yes, you can purchase but if you make enquries then they ask you to get a certificate or permission from the Asst. Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner. 

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Agricultural land can be bought in Karnataka after fulfilling certain requirements.

These include:

The annual average income of the person including agricultural income should be less than Rs 25 lakhs.

The person must have had an agricultural land in his name before the year 1974. The person should be an agriculturist or an agricultural worker by profession.


As per Section 79A of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act 1961, the non-agricultural income of a purchaser who must be an agriculturist should not exceed Rs 25 lakhs per year. Sale of land granted to members of scheduled caste and tribe is not allowed. Also, sale of land granted by the government is not allowed for a period of 15 years. Agricultural land can be used only for agricultural purposes and no other purposes. Utilising agricultural land for any other purpose is prohibited by law. Agricultural land, which does not come under the Green Belt, can be converted for non-agricultural purposes like residential, commercial, industrial etc, subject to the approval of the Special Deputy Commissioner on payment of the prescribed fees and subject to certain conditions.
Dear Sir,

You must satisfy the following conditions, if not then you must get a certificate showing you are agricultural labor.  The later is easy because even Amithab Bachan taken such certificate to legalize his purchase of agricultural fields that is coffee estates.

(i) That he is coming from agricultural family and holding agricultural lands as on prescribed date i.e., 01.03.1974.

(ii) That his individual income is less than Rs. 25,00,000/- per annum and

(iii) That he is having source of income to purchase above agricultural land.

Agricultural land can be bought in Karnataka after fulfilling certain requirements.

These include:

Since your father was an agriculturist, you can claim the agricultural background by producing the evidences of your father.

In fact for buying agricultural property, one need not be an agriculturist or having agricultural background in Karnataka State provided his annual income is or less than Rs. 25 lakhs.

An agriculturist's son or ward can be considered as a person having agricultural background.

You can go through the provisions of Karnataka land reforms act for more clarity.

you are eligible you can purchase agricultural land as your father was an agriculturist. 

You can apply to the D.C seeking permission to purchase Agriculture land. 

you can file an application before concerned Jurisdictional Assistant Commissioner to obtain permission to purchase agricultural land situated in his jurisdiction. After considering the facts and docuements he will pass order.

1. Now the rigours of purchasing agricultural land in Karnataka have been relaxed. Under Section 79A of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act 1961, the non-agricultural income of a purchaser who must be an agriculturist should not exceed Rs 25 lakhs per year. 
2. The person must have had an agricultural land in his name before the year 1974. The person should be an agriculturist or an agricultural worker by profession.

3. If you fulfill the above requirements then you are free to purchase the land.

1. Based on father 's document you cannot purchase agricultural land as you are not an agriculturist by virtue of that land as it ias already sold. 

If your family income is below 25 lakh then with DC permission you can purchase agricultural land.

Yes you can purchase agricultural land on basis of your father's documents.

Dear Sir,

The land reform Act of 2015 is the prime law regarding this and you are further suggested that you may purchase land by declaring yourself agriculturist.