People/companies are purchasing large areas of land and we are assisting them in getting

the lands registered by scrutinizing the documents and calling for relevant documents. The
following points may kindly taken note of:
1. Whether the Computer Patta/Patta book stands in the name of the vendor.
2. If there is any entry in Encumbrance Certificate (it is advisable to take for an atleast 31
years from the Sub Registrar's office) by way of sale to the present owner then call for the
original sale deed and satisfy yourself about the genuineness of the sale/validity of the
sale/competancy of the sale etc., Similarly if there is any entry such as mortgage/mortgage
by possession etc., the property should have been redeemed before the sale to you and the
cancellation of those encumbrances should find a place in the encumbrance certificate.
3. If the present vendor is the owner by way of inheritance, please go through the A
REGISTER and check whether his/her name appears as the owner of the Survey
Number/sub division.(A REGISTER is a public documents which is available with the Village
administrative officer, in the details of owners of the village land is given such as Suvey
Number, sub division number, Patta No. the extent in Hectare, the Kist, etc are given. The
village water bodies, paths, roads, government lands, etc,., are also given)
4.Check with the local people and Village Administrative officer whether the present vendor
is in absolute possession and enjoyment of the property.
5. In some cases there may be some transfer to Bhoodhan movement/to Government of
Tamil Nadu which can be verified with the records with the Taluk Office and/or the Village
Administrative officer.
6. Whether the land has been assigned to the present vendor by the Government of Tamil
Nadu and this can again be verified with the records at Taluk Office and/or Village
Admistrative officer. The terms and conditions can be verified with the Assignment order
available with the Vendor.
7. There may be similar names of vendors in the village and it is always advisable to check
the nick name or caste name to check the Survey number etc., The best thing would be to
get the piece of land identified by the vendor himself in the presence of some people of the
village.
8. Normally the officials at Taluk level and below take sufficient care while effecting the
name transfer in the Patta by calling for the details of co-owners of the land.
9. LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST, even though the Patta may be in the name of a single person,
it is advisable to get the signature of his sons and daughters (including the minors, for
whom the vendor will sign, of course) to join while executing the sale deeds in your favour.
10. PLEASE CHECK THE CREDENTIALS OF THE BROKERS/INTERMEDIARIES before entering
into an agreement with them and parting with any money.

11. Apply for the Encumbrance certificate in your own name and you can check the records
yourself at the registrar office by paying additional fees, if you feel that it is necessary.
HAPPY PURCHASING OF LAND IN TAMIL NADU AND GOOD WISHES FOR A PROPSPEROUS
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY HERE.