Survey Number Mismatch Between Your Deed and Land Records? Use RTI to Get the Basis on Record
When the survey number in your registered document does not match the revenue record (or the online land-record portal), you are stuck between two departments. RTI lets you extract the underlying records from both sides - the registration extract and the revenue record - so the origin of the mismatch is established on paper, which is the first step to any correction.
Try these official channels first
Before the RTI, gather what the official systems already show. (1) Pull the current record for the survey number from your state land-record portal (see state portal help) and the registration index from the Sub Registrar / registration department. (2) Lodge a correction request on the portal or at the revenue office. (3) If the origin of the mismatch is not explained, or the correction stalls, use the RTI below to force both departments to produce the underlying records on paper.
Why this usually gets stuck
- Old subdivisions (bifurcated survey numbers) never carried into one of the two records
- Typographical errors at registration or data entry during digitisation
- Resurvey/settlement changes reflected in one department only
- Correction applications bouncing between SRO and revenue office
What an RTI gets you, on record
- Certified copies of the revenue record (pahani/khatauni/7-12) for the survey number as it stands
- Certified extracts of the registered document index for the same property
- The records showing when and how the survey number was changed/subdivided
- The status and reasons on any pending correction application
Where to file it
You may need two RTIs: one to the revenue office (Tahsildar/Tehsildar/MRO) for the land record, and one to the Sub Registrar Office for the registration-side records - see our office guides. File via your state portal (find it here) or by post.
Sample RTI questions (edit the bracketed details)
Keep questions factual and specific to your own matter. Ask for records, status, dates, reasons and officer details - not opinions. Do not include anyone else's personal information.
Copy-paste RTI application
Fill the bracketed details and send to the PIO of the office named. Attach the RTI fee prescribed for that authority (Rs. 10 in many cases; BPL applicants attach BPL proof instead of fee). Do not include anyone else's personal information.
To, The Public Information Officer, Office of the Tahsildar / Mandal Revenue Officer, [Mandal / Taluka, District] (file a separate RTI to the Sub Registrar Office where the deed was registered) Subject: Request for information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 Sir/Madam, Under Section 6 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, I request the following information: 1. A certified copy of the current revenue record for Survey No. ________, Village ________, and the records showing any subdivision or renumbering of this survey number with dates. 2. Certified copies of the index entries relating to registered document no. ________ dated ________, including the survey number as recorded at registration. 3. The origin, date and authority for any discrepancy between the survey number recorded at registration and the current revenue record, with certified copies of the relevant orders. 4. The current status and reasons for delay of my correction application no. ________ dated ________. 5. The name and designation of the officer dealing with the correction. I am enclosing the RTI application fee as prescribed for this public authority by Indian Postal Order / court-fee stamp / online payment proof / other accepted mode. [If you hold a BPL card: I am below the poverty line, a copy of my BPL card is enclosed, and no application fee is payable.] Please provide the information within 30 days as required under Section 7(1) of the RTI Act, 2005. Place: ____________ Date: ____________ [Your Full Name] [Full Postal Address] [Phone / Email]
If there is no reply in 30 days
The PIO is ordinarily required to respond within 30 days under Section 7(1) of the RTI Act. If there is no proper response, file a First Appeal with the First Appellate Authority of the same public authority; if that fails, a Second Appeal lies with the Information Commission. See the Appeal Generator.
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Frequently asked questions
Will RTI correct the survey number?
RTI establishes on record where the mismatch came from and what each department holds - the documentary basis you (or your lawyer) need for the correction proceeding. It also puts the pending correction file under scrutiny.
One RTI or two?
Often two - one to the revenue office, one to the SRO - because each holds half the picture. FileMyRTI can draft and file both.
What if the office blames the other department?
That answer itself, on record, is useful: it fixes responsibility and supports a Section 6(3) transfer or an escalation to the district officers.
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