Reviewed on: 2026-06-12.
If your dispute is with a builder, go to builder and RERA. Come here when the problem is the government's own record of your property: the revenue office's land records, the municipal office's approvals, or a registry entry that refuses to change. This category covers mutation, the 7/12 extract and its state equivalents, non-agricultural conversion orders, building plan approvals, and charge records such as CERSAI entries that outlive a closed loan.
These problems share one feature. The record sits with a public authority, the tehsildar, the talathi or patwari, the town planning wing of the municipal body, or the sub-registrar. That makes this the strongest RTI territory on the whole site. An RTI asking for the current status of your application, the file movement register and the reason for delay often does more than five visits to the office. Most states also have a services guarantee or right to services Act that fixes a deadline for mutation and similar services, with an appeal if the deadline passes.
Start with the guide that matches your record. Each one names the exact officer, the state portal where the record is visible online, and the escalation step when the deadline lapses.
See all practical guides for problems in other areas.