Sada Bainama Application Pending for Years on Bhubharati? Use RTI to Get Your Status, the Reason and the Record (Telangana)

What a Sada Bainama is - and why the record does not change by itself

A Sada Bainama (సాదా బైనామా) is a sale written on plain paper and never registered. An unregistered sale does not by itself change the record of rights: the pattadar entry stays with the seller (or the seller's heirs) unless a regularisation process created by law brings the buyer on record. In Telangana such processes have been opened by specific Government orders for limited periods - the orders we verified are the 2016 one-time settlement (G.O.Ms.No.153, Form X claims up to 15 June 2016) and the 2020 window (G.O.Ms.No.112, extended by G.O.Ms.No.120 to 10 November 2020). The 2025 Act carried the 2020 applications forward in Section 6; we could not verify any newer window as checked on 2026-08-22.

Who Section 6 covers (eligibility, from the Act)

• A small or marginal farmer - "a farmer having less than 2 1/2 Acres of Wet land or 5 Acres of dry land" (Act s.2(26); one acre wet = two acres dry).
• Rights acquired over agricultural land by an unregistered transfer made before 2 June 2014, "evidencing possession for more than twelve years" (s.6(1)).
• An application already submitted between 12 October 2020 and 10 November 2020 under the 1971 Act for a validity certificate (s.6(1)).
• Processing happens only after "the Government may order, by notification" (s.6(1)) - see the reviewer note on the notification.
• Excluded: transfers contrary to the ceiling, urban-ceiling, scheduled-areas and assigned-lands laws (s.6(3)).

Choose the right route

Terms you will see, in plain language

Pattadar

the person whose name is recorded as the holder of the land in the record of rights.

PPB (Pattadar Passbook)

the passbook issued to the pattadar; the portal issues an ePPB copy on the same day and sends the physical book by post (FAQ, PPB Related Q1).

Survey number / sub-division

the number (and any sub-number) identifying the land parcel in the village record.

Extent

the recorded area of the parcel.

Sada Bainama

an unregistered sale on plain paper; by itself it does not change the record of rights.

Regularisation / validity certificate

the RDO's certificate under Section 6(2) "declaring that the alienation or transfer is valid from the date of issue of certificate" - it is evidence of the transfer against the seller and those claiming under the seller.

Form X claim

the 2020-window application under the 1971 Act and its Rules (G.O.Ms.No.112 / 120 of 2020) that Section 6 now covers.

Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO)

"the Deputy Collector in charge of Revenue Division and includes a Sub-Collector or an Assistant Collector" (Act s.2(24)).

Small or marginal farmer

a farmer with less than 2 1/2 acres of wet land or 5 acres of dry land (Act s.2(26)).

How to check the status (official route)

The Rules place these cases with the Revenue Divisional Officer, who issues notice "in the form made available in the Bhu Bharati portal" (Rule 6(2)). The portal's general status route is the e-Challan / Application Status module (FAQ Q1); whether a 2020 Form X number is recognised there is not confirmed (see the reviewer note), so also ask the RDO office in writing and keep the acknowledgement.

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What happens next (2020 applications)

1. Notification - processing starts on the Government's Section 6(1) notification (Rule 6(1)); see the reviewer note on its status.
2. Notice and affidavits - notice to the seller/successors through the portal; sworn affidavits from applicant and transferor with documents (Rule 6(2)-(3)).
3. Local enquiry - neighbouring ryots, village elders or others acquainted with the facts (Rule 6(4)).
4. Order and certificate - a reasoned speaking order; certificate communicated within seven days (Rule 6(5)); the RDO is to conclude within ninety days from service of notice (Rule 6(7)).
5. Fees on regularisation - Rule 6(6) provides for collection of stamp duty, a Rs.100 penalty and registration fee as applicable on the date of regularisation (see the reviewer note on the exemption question).
6. Mutation - on the certificate, through the RDO (Rule 8(1)(h)); a PPB then issues (Act s.10).

If your 2020 application shows nothing

• Keep the acknowledgement; note any portal status text and date.
• Ask the RDO office in writing whether your application is on its list for processing and whether notice has been issued.
• An RTI to the PIO of the RDO office (or the Collectorate) obtains the recorded status, the enquiry record and the instruction under which the application is being dealt with.
• A refusal is appealable to the District Collector within 60 days (s.15(2)) - an appeal, not an RTI, is the remedy against the decision.

Where RTI fits - and where it does not

RTI fits only for an existing 2020 application or an existing record: its status, the notice and enquiry record, the order, and the instruction the office is applying. It cannot regularise the sale, issue a certificate or a patta, or create an application where none was filed in 2020.

Records an RTI can ask for (edit the bracketed details)

1. The current status and date-wise movement of my Form X / Section 6 regularisation application no. [number] dated [date] for Survey No. [number], [village], [mandal], and the officer with whom it is pending.
2. Whether notice under Rule 6(2) has been issued in my case and on what date, with a certified copy of the notice and the enquiry record.
3. Certified copies of the notes, order and any certificate recorded on the application, including the reasons for any refusal or hold.
4. The Government notification or instruction under which the 2020 applications in [mandal] are being processed, with a certified copy.

Address the application to the Public Information Officer of the Revenue Divisional Officer's office for your revenue division (or the District Collectorate where the file is); where the file has moved to the Revenue Divisional Officer or the District Collectorate, address that office. Under Section 7(1) of the RTI Act the PIO is ordinarily required to respond within 30 days - that period concerns the RTI reply, not the land application, and a reply can lawfully cite an exemption or state that a record does not exist. File through the official Telangana State RTI Portal (citizen registration and login required), selecting the concerned Telangana revenue public authority. If that authority is not listed, file by post to its designated PIO; use our Telangana portal guide or FindMyPIO if you need help identifying the route.

If you want help with the RTI

The official Bhu Bharati route above is free and comes first. If the application has stalled and you want the records-RTI drafted and filed for you, FileMyRTI's drafting team prepares it and identifies the correct PIO - a paid service from ₹399 including GST. We draft and file the RTI; we do not process land applications and cannot change any land record. Start an assisted RTI or keep using the free route.

Not sure this is your situation? Use the Bhu Bharati problem finder to match your symptom to the official module.

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Details to keep ready

• 2020 Form X acknowledgement / application number and date
• Copy of the Sada Bainama and possession evidence (12+ years)
• Survey number, village, mandal; your landholding extent (the small/marginal-farmer test)

Common Questions

Is there a last date to apply for Sada Bainama regularisation in Telangana?

Section 6 of the 2025 Act covers applications filed between 12 October 2020 and 10 November 2020. We could not verify a currently open fresh application route in the Act, the Rules or the services listed on Bhu Bharati as checked on 2026-08-22; a new Government order could change that, and this page will carry a dated note if one is verified.

Who decides my 2020 application?

The Revenue Divisional Officer, after notice, affidavits and a local enquiry, by a reasoned order with a validity certificate (Act s.6(2); Rule 6). Orders are to be passed within ninety days from service of notice (Rule 6(7)).

How do I check my Sada Bainama application status?

Ask the RDO office in writing with your 2020 acknowledgement; try Application Status on Bhu Bharati if you hold an application number; use RTI for the recorded status if nothing is forthcoming.

Can RTI get my patta issued?

No. RTI obtains the record; the certificate and mutation are the RDO's decisions under the Act.

Can FileMyRTI regularise my Sada Bainama?

No. We draft and file RTI applications for records. We do not process land matters and cannot change any land record or title.

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