JOIN USA seller or a buyer of a property should produce all documents, including land conversion, katha and plan sanctioned certificates, in original, at the time of registration.
The State Revenue Department, in a circular dated April 6, has issued new guidelines for the registration and directed all property registration officials to strictly comply with the rules. The department’s move is aimed at ensuring that illegal and unauthorised plots does not get registered and, the circular stated.
Besides, both buyer and seller should give a declaration in writing that they are not violating any rules pertaining to registration. If the sub-registrar finds that any of the rules is violated, the officer can recommend for initiating legal action against both seller and buyer.
But the circular has not specified whether the new guidelines apply to registration of flats (first sale). For, the usual practice is that there will be only one katha (in the name of the promoter) for an apartment at the time of development. Only after registration of flats (in the name of buyers), katha will be made in the name of the flat owner. “If the new guidelines applies to flat also, then the promoters have to get katha for all flats in the apartment before selling them. This will lead to a chain of problems especially for buyers such as delay in registration, bearing the cost of both making katha and katha transfer,” official sources said.