Property registration land records & Building approval Procedures in 18 States & 2 UT in India - An Introduction

I’am Shyam Sunder, Advocate based in Chennai. I have authored a book titled `Property registration, land records and building approval procedures followed in various states in India'

I'am Panel Advocate for 11 Banks in Chennai City. I have detected fake documents to the tune of Rs.55 Crores and have successfully prevented SBI from disbursing loans against bogus title deed documents. I have taken training (legal workshops) to hundreds of officers of State Bank of India and Indian Bank in Chennai city.

I have covered detailed procedures being followed in 18 States (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal) and 2 Union Territories (Delhi and Puducherry) in the Registration Department, Revenue Department and Town and Country Planning Departments.

The Foreword for my Book had been written by Dr.C.Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India and in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.

Book Highlights

(Registration Department) - Detailed information on prevailing stamp duty rates and registration rates applicable in each State/UT, online mechanisms to verify market value of land fixed by Government (website details and how to verify), procedure for registration of Equitable Mortgages (wherever applicable), procedures for scanning of documents presented for registration, issuance of Encumbrance Certificates, affixing of photos and thumb impression of parties in documents in the above said States/Union Territories

(Revenue Department) - The land record details followed in each of the above said States and Union Territories and the nomenclature used for measurement of land, land conversion rates into Hectares/Acres, prevailing restrictions for purchase of certain kind of properties (wherever applicable), land ceiling limits (wherever applicable),  online  mechanisms to search land records (website details and how to verify) so as to identify the present owners of the Property

(Town and Country Planning Department) - Building Approval Procedures followed in many States like Maximum Permissible FSI/FAR, Plot Coverage ratio, Open Space reservation for roads and amenities, land layout approval procedures, parameters for development of various kind of buildings and building setback rules

Other issues covered in my Book

How to verify certain KYC requirements online

Certain type of title documents and basic precautions to be observed for each kind of document

General Check List for Purchase of Various kind of Properties like Agricultural land, land in approved layout, New Apartments, Second Hand Apartments, Factories etc

How to compare certified copy of documents obtained from the records of Sub Registrar offices with Original documents to ascertain title genuineness

Various Kind of fraud Scenarios and how to overcome them

The Hindu, Times of India, Indian Express, Economic Times, Business Line, Nanayam Vikadan (Tamil Financial Daily) and Dinamalar (Tamil Daily) had carried articles based on my Book contents. ET did an Online Interview. The Link for media stories is as follows:

The Hindu – Habitat (Property Supplement) – 14^th Dec, 2013 - Book Review

http://www.thehindu.com/features/homes-and-gardens/q-and-a/a-guide-to-realty/article5455252.ece

Economic Times – 4^th Dec, 2013

Only a few states follow good property registration procedures: G Shyam Sunder
G Shyam Sunder, a Chennai-based advocate, points out to the benefits of standardising procedures.

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/real-estate/news/only-a-few-states-follow-good-property-registration-procedures-g-shyam-sunder/articleshow/26851644.cms?intenttarget=no&mailtofriend=yes

Times of India – 1^st Dec, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-01/chennai/44618823_1_ec-states-and-union-territories-departments

The New Indian Express – 21^st Nov, 2013

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/A-one-point-reference-for-property-and-land-records/2013/11/21/article1901988.ece

Business Line – 23^rd Nov, 2013

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/real-estate/watch-out-when-you-buy-property/article5379637.ece

Nanayam Vikadan – 15^th Dec, 2013 (leading Tamil Financial Weekly)

http://www.vikatan.com/new/article.php?module=magazine&aid=90315

http://nanayam.vikatan.com/index.php?aid=4337

Dinamalar – 19^th Nov, 2013, 19^th Dec, 2013 and 12^th Jan, 2014 http://www.dinamalar.com//district_detail.asp?id=852526&dtnew=11/19/2013

http://www.dinamalar.com/splpart_detail.asp?id=93&dtnew=12/19/2013

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/PUBLICATIONS/DM/DINAMALAR/2014/01/12/ArticleHtmls/12012014408018.shtml?Mode=1  (Book Review)

My Book is priced at Rs.499/- and is available in Landmark stores across India and in the following other Book centres:

1.Chennai - Sitaraman & Co - Ph:044-28111516, 28117069, Higginbothams, Odessey

2.Coimbatore – Odessey (Brookefields Mall)

3.Bangalore - MPP House - 080 - 41136866

4.Hyderabad - Asia Law House - 040 -24742324  

5.Mumbai - Students Book Centre (Snow White Publishers) - 022 - 22050510/22080668

In this blog, I will be writing Articles (twice or thrice a week) covering all the above said 18 States and 2 UT in a phased manner on issues relating to how to identify land ownership online, how to verify Property records online, FSI/FAR rules and other building rules etc in each of the above said 18 States and 2 UT in India etc.

Shyam Sunder

Advocate, Chennai

09841136901

g_shyam_sunder@yahoo.com

svdpublishers@gmail.com