Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
User Manual for Presence less Sale Deed Portal
The User Manual for Presence less Sale Deed Portal, issued by the Inspector General for Registration, explains how citizens create a conveyance or sale deed through the Presence less Registration portal. It covers linking a previous document, entering seller and buyer information, appointing representatives, adding witnesses, selecting a presenter and saving a draft.
What the manual covers
The User Manual for Presence less Sale Deed Portal provides step by step guidance for preparing a conveyance or sale deed. It is relevant to property sellers, buyers, representatives and other users entering details for registration through the portal.
The process starts by signing in with a username, password and captcha. The user then selects Registration, Document registration and Presence less Registration, chooses Sale Deed as the nature of the document, checks the listed prerequisites and proceeds.
Previous document options
The Presence less Sale Deed Portal allows a citizen to continue either with or without linking a previous or parent document.
- To link a previous document, the user selects the relevant checkbox and provides the Sub Registrar Office, book number, year and document number.
- If the document is available in the database, the system validates it and retrieves available party and property details.
- If the previous document data has not been digitised, the details entered by the user are displayed instead.
- A party from the previous document can be selected to auto fill the party details screen.
- If there is no previous document, party details must be entered manually.
Parties and required information
The Presence less Sale Deed Portal requires executant details for the seller and claimant details for the buyer. For each party, the user can select Individual, Company, Firm, Trust or Government, as applicable.
- Individual entries require personal, address and contact details.
- Company, firm or trust entries require the entity name, TAN number, address and contact details.
- Government entries require the government name, address and contact details.
- The default identification type for an executant is UIDAI Aadhaar.
- More than one executant can be added.
Representatives, witnesses and presenter
The Presence less Sale Deed Portal permits a representative where a party is unavailable for execution or is a minor. Available representative categories depend on whether the party is an individual, government body, company or firm. The representative's name, relationship name, identification proof, address and contact details must be entered.
Two execution and identification witnesses must be added with Aadhaar as identification proof. The claimant is selected as presenter by default, but the user may choose another person from the dropdown list.
Saving progress
The Presence less Sale Deed Portal allows the user to save the document as a draft. The generated draft document number remains the same for consecutive saves until the index is created.
This summary is generated from the source document to help you find what is relevant. The PDF above is authoritative. For advice on your own property, use LandLens One or speak to a qualified professional.
Common questions
Do I have to link the previous sale deed?
No. The portal allows a citizen to proceed either by linking the previous document or without linking it.
What happens when a previous document is linked?
If the document is found in the database, the system validates it and retrieves available party and property details. If its data has not been digitised, the details entered by the user are shown.
Can a representative act for a seller or buyer?
Yes. A representative may be appointed when a party is unavailable for execution or is a minor. The available type of representation depends on the party type.
How many witnesses must be added?
Two execution and identification witnesses must be added, with Aadhaar used as identification proof.
