G.O.(Ms) No.84, Automatic Mutation of Land Records in Not-involving Sub-division Cases, 2020 (2020)
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Survey and Settlement Wing, issued G.O.(Ms) No.84 dated 4 February 2020 to approve automatic mutation of land records for online patta transfers that do not involve subdivision. The process initially covers transfers involving single owners, subject to specified registration checks, and is to be piloted in one taluk before extension to the remaining taluks.
What the order does
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Survey and Settlement Wing, issued G.O.(Ms) No.84 dated 4 February 2020 to approve automatic mutation through the Online Patta Transfer system. It applies to registered land transfers that do not involve subdivision and initially covers properties with single owners. Joint holdings are intended to be included later.
Automatic mutation means that the buyer's name can be entered in the land records without the usual processing by the Village Administrative Officer and Zonal Deputy Tahsildar. The system links the Registration Department's STAR 2.0 software with the Tamil Nilam land records database.
Conditions for automatic mutation
The registering authority must record answers to five questions during registration:
- Whether the seller's name matches the landowner's name in the online patta.
- Whether the survey number, subdivision number and area in the registration document match the online Chitta.
- Whether there is no encumbrance on the property.
- Whether the seller and buyer consent to provide their Aadhaar numbers and mobile numbers.
- Whether the buyer already has a patta number in the same village.
Automatic mutation is available when the answers to the first four questions are “Yes”. The fifth answer determines whether a new patta is created or the purchased land is added to the buyer's existing patta in that village.
What buyers and sellers receive
The Tamil Nilam database automatically transfers the property title into the buyer's name when the required conditions are met. It then:
- Generates a new patta if the buyer has no patta in the same village.
- Adds the land to the buyer's existing patta if one already exists in that village.
- Sends the patta to the email address provided at registration for both buyer and seller.
- Sends an SMS intimation to their mobile numbers.
- Allows the patta and proceedings to be downloaded through the Anytime/Anywhere e-services portal at https://eservices.tn.gov.in.
When routine processing still applies
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department requires routine Tamil Nilam workflow if the registering authority answers “No” to any of the first four questions. The registration details are still transmitted to Tamil Nilam, but there is no automatic mutation. The approved process is to be piloted in one taluk and then extended to the remaining taluks.
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Common questions
Will my patta change automatically after I buy land?
It can change automatically if the transfer does not involve subdivision, initially concerns a single owner, and the registering authority answers “Yes” to the first four required checks.
What happens if I already have a patta in the same village?
If the automatic mutation conditions are met, the newly purchased land will be added to your existing patta number.
What happens if the registration details do not match the online patta or Chitta?
The transaction details will be sent to the Tamil Nilam database and processed through the routine workflow. Automatic mutation will not take place.
Where can I download the patta and transfer proceedings?
Online Patta Transfer applicants can download the Record of Rights, or patta, and proceedings from the Anytime/Anywhere e-services portal at https://eservices.tn.gov.in.
