Meaning : Mutation or Namantaran means change in the ownership of a property in the revenue records of the state government. Change in ownership may occur by way of transfer/gift/inheritance. In all such cases, mutation is necessary .
Importance : Apart from being a legal requirement for enabling the state revenue department to collect the applicable property tax from the rightful owner,it is also beneficial & important to the owner.
Example: If A purchases a land/ property from B by way of a registered sale deed & A neglects to get the said property mutated in his name in revenue records & if at any future point of time , the government acquires the said land for any public purposes, the government would pay the acquisition amount to B & not A though A is the rightful owner because as per revenue records,B is the owner of the property.
Mutation is also required for flat owners as against the general misconception that flats cannot be mutated in the name of the owner.
Even Banks insist for mutation certificate of the existing owner .
Process: An application for mutation needs to be filed in the office of the Tehsildar in whose jurisdiction, the property is situated along with copy of Sale deed, applicable fees, Affidavit on stamp paper of requisite value along with copy of Receipt of up to date property tax.
In case of property inherited by way of will or death of the existing owner, an application for mutation,copy of Death certificate,copy of Will/ Succession certificate, Affidavit along with the applicable Court fee needs to be submitted.
The Tehsildar after conducting verification & following the due processes , finally mutates the property in the name of the rightful owner.
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