Land Records RTI — Khasra, Khatauni, mutation (2026)

Land records — Khasra / Khatauni / mutation / jamabandi delays. RTI to Tehsildar + Patwari. Template + case law (2026). Land mutation / Khasra correction /.

Land mutation / Khasra correction / jamabandi update is delayed by Tehsildar / Patwari.

• RTI Act, 2005 §6, §7(1), §4(1)(b)(xii).
• State Land Revenue Code / Code of Civil Procedure for revenue records.
• Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP).

To:
The Public Information Officer (PIO),
[Office name + address].

Subject: RTI under §6 — Land Records query

Sir/Madam,

Under the RTI Act, 2005, kindly provide:
1. Current Khasra / Khatauni / Khatian / RoR for plot [NUMBER], Village [NAME],
   Tehsil [NAME], District [NAME].
2. Status of mutation request dated [DATE], application No. [NUMBER].
3. Reason for delay beyond [STATE TIMELINE].
4. List of objections received + disposal status.
5. Patwari / Tehsildar contact.
Rs. 10 IPO enclosed.

Yours faithfully,
[Name]
[Address + phone + email]
[Date]

• Day 31 First Appeal.
• Day 76 Second Appeal to SIC.
• Parallel Revenue Court; DM / Collector for chronic delays.

• Allahabad HC RTI Land Records (2017) — Land records disclosable.
• Various SIC orders on mutation delay — 30-90 day disposal directed.

• Forgetting plot / khasra number.
• Filing to Patwari directly — go via Tehsildar's PIO.

Yes — Khasra/Khatauni are public.

• Layout approval RTI
• Property tax RTI
• File RTI online — 12 steps
• RTI — 25 questions answered

• RTI Act, 2005 — full text.
• Citation chain in body.
• Citizen Charter of the relevant authority.
• Case-law database at /cases/search.

Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.