Circular No. 12446/C1/2019, Online Automatic Patta Mutation, 8 February 2021
The Tamil Nadu Registration Department, through the Inspector General of Registration, issued Circular No. 12446/C1/2019 dated 8 February 2021 to regulate fully online automatic patta mutation after registration of property transfers that do not require survey number subdivision. It directs Sub Registrars to approve automatic mutation only after checking that the seller matches the landowner in the online patta and that the property extent matches the online land record.
What the circular governs
Circular No. 12446/C1/2019 of the Tamil Nadu Registration Department applies to registered transfers of immovable property where no subdivision of the survey number is required. The STAR 2.0 registration software is connected to the Revenue Department's Tamil Nilam software, allowing a patta mutation request to be transmitted electronically after registration.
For an eligible transfer, the patta can be mutated fully online when the Sub Registrar gives computer approval after registration. The procedure was authorised under Government Order (Ms.) No. 84 of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department dated 4 February 2020.
Checks required before automatic mutation
Circular No. 12446/C1/2019 requires the Sub Registrar to examine the eligibility criteria before marking a transaction for automatic patta mutation. Key checks include:
- The name of the person transferring the property must be compared with the landowner's name in the existing online patta.
- Automatic mutation may be approved only when those names match.
- Approval must not be given when the online pattadar has died and legal heirs execute the transfer, because the names do not match.
- Approval must not be given where a joint patta name differs from the seller's name in the registered document.
- The extent transferred in the document must match the extent shown for the landowner in the online patta.
- The property must not require subdivision of the survey number.
These restrictions concern eligibility for automatic mutation. The circular does not state the alternative patta mutation procedure for transactions that fail these checks.
Areas covered
The automatic mutation procedure had been implemented in Chengalpattu revenue district. Circular No. 12446/C1/2019 extended it from 8 February 2021 to the revenue districts of Perambalur, Karur, Dindigul, Sivaganga, Tiruppur, Dharmapuri, Ranipet, Viluppuram, Vellore and Tiruvarur.
Who is affected
Circular No. 12446/C1/2019 affects property sellers, buyers, legal heirs and joint pattadars whose registered transfers are considered for automatic patta mutation. It also directs all Sub Registrars to apply the checks carefully and states that disciplinary action may be taken where officials approve ineligible transactions without proper attention.
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Common questions
Will my patta change automatically after every property registration?
No. Automatic mutation applies to eligible property transfers that do not require survey number subdivision, and only after the Sub Registrar completes the required checks and gives computer approval.
Can legal heirs receive automatic patta mutation when the deceased owner's name remains in the online patta?
No. The circular says automatic mutation approval is incorrect when the online pattadar is deceased and legal heirs execute the document, because the pattadar's name and seller's name do not match.
What happens if the property extent in the sale document differs from the online patta?
The Sub Registrar must not approve automatic patta mutation when the extent in the document differs from the extent recorded in the online patta.
Does automatic patta mutation cover a transfer requiring survey number subdivision?
No. The procedure described in Circular No. 12446/C1/2019 is limited to property transfers that do not require subdivision of the survey number.
