Khata Transfer Application

To, The Assistant Revenue Officer / Commissioner [authority_name] Date: [application_date] Subject: Application for transfer of khata (khata transfer / khata amalgamation) Sir/Madam, 1. I, [applicant_name], residing at [applicant_address], apply for transfer of the khata in respect of the property described below into my name. 2. PARTICULARS OF THE PROPERTY [property_details] 3. PARTICULARS OF THE TRANSFER Existing khata stands in the name of : [previous_owner] Basis of transfer : [basis_of_transfer] Date of transfer / death : [transfer_date] 4. I state that the property has devolved upon me by the transaction or succession described above, that there is no dispute or litigation pending in respect of it, and that all property tax due has been paid up to date. 5. I request that the khata be transferred into my name and that a khata certificate and khata extract be issued to me. 6. I undertake to produce any further documents required and to pay the prescribed transfer fee. Yours faithfully, [applicant_name] Contact: [contact_number] DOCUMENTS ENCLOSED 1. Registered sale deed / gift deed / partition deed / will, as applicable 2. Death certificate and legal heir certificate, where transfer follows an inheritance 3. Latest property tax paid receipt 4. Existing khata certificate and khata extract 5. Encumbrance certificate for the relevant period 6. Identity and address proof 7. Approved building plan and occupancy certificate, where applicable ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── A KHATA IS NOT TITLE — AND A AND B ARE NOT THE SAME THING TWO POINTS, both of which cost people money in Bengaluru in particular. FIRST: a khata is a municipal revenue record identifying who is liable to pay property tax. It is NOT a document of title. Title comes from the registered deed. A khata in your name does not prove you own the property, and the absence of one does not mean you do not. SECOND, and more expensive: A KHATA AND B KHATA ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE. A KHATA identifies a property as fully lawful — on approved land, with approved plans, all statutory approvals in place, and municipal taxes assessed accordingly. Banks lend against it. Building plans and trade licences are sanctioned on it. B KHATA is, in substance, a register of properties that are NOT fully compliant — commonly built on revenue land, or without approved plans, or in violation of setbacks. It exists so the municipality can still collect tax. It is not a lesser grade of the same thing. The practical consequences of B khata are severe: most banks will not sanction a home loan; building plan approval and trade licences are difficult or impossible; resale value is materially lower and the buyer pool much smaller; and regularisation depends on government schemes that come and go. If you are BUYING, establish which it is before you pay anything. A seller describing a property as "khata available" has told you nothing. Ask to see the khata certificate and read which register it is in. Apply for transfer promptly after a purchase or inheritance. Delay in khata transfer is a common cause of dispute years later, particularly where other heirs deal with the property in the interim.