🏡 Top 10 Land Buying Mistakes in Jammu & Kashmir (Fard, Mutation & Legal Tips Included!)

Buying land is a huge decision — one that demands clarity, documents, and caution.

Whether you're building a house, investing, or starting a business, skipping even one verification step can cost you your peace of mind.

This guide covers common mistakes land buyers make, divided into two clear parts:

Part 1: Mistakes Before Buying Land

Part 2: Mistakes After Buying Land

Let’s make your land journey safe, legal, and smart!

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Part 1: BEFORE Buying Land (To Do before giving token amount for sale)

1. 🧾 Not Verifying Ownership with Fard (Jamabandi)

Many buyers assume the seller is the rightful owner — but you need official proof.

Check:

• Jamabandi / Fard – reveals land ownership, share, and type

• Mutation (Intkaal) – ensures the seller acquired land legally

• Shajra Nasab – for inherited property checks

• Cosharers- Check number and names of cosharers and ensure their consents are readily available or Private partition among cosharers is available.

Who can request Fard?

• Landowner within his share along with the consent of cosharers if any or any private partition among cosharers

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2. ⚠️ Ignoring Land Type — Fard Not Issued for All Lands!

Sellers may show you cheap land, but Fard won’t be issued if it's restricted or government-owned.

Fard is not issued for these 14 land categories: Read here 👉 Fard not issued for these lands

Ask your Patwari:

“Yeh zameen private hai kya? Kya Fard mil sakti hai?”

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3. 📏 No Boundary Survey or Demarcation

Buyers often fail to check if the land on paper matches what's on the ground.

What to do:

• Get Aks Tatima and Aks Latha

• Check Khasra Number accuracy

• Do an official demarcation before payment. 

• Seek official demarcation from seller. Apply here 👉jkrevenue.nic.in

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4. 💼 Ignoring Legal Status: Loans or Litigation

Some lands are under mortgage, bank lien, or in court — and still sold!

Checklist:

• Ask for Non Encumbrance Certificate prior to giving token amount

• Check with Tehsil Office for court cases

• Insist on Loan Clearance NOC

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5. ✍️ Verbal Deals or Delayed Registration

Oral agreements hold no legal value. Until the land is registered, it's not yours.

What to do:

• Execute an Agreement to Sale Deed in Sub-Registrar office mentioning the token amount and also the period in which sale deed shall be finalized and action in failure to do so.

• Register it without delay

• Don’t rely on notarized papers alone

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Part 2: AFTER Buying Land

1. 🏛️ Not Applying for Mutation (Intkaal)

Even with a registered deed, if Mutation isn’t done, revenue records still show the old owner's name.

No mutation, no ownership

What to do:

• Submit Sale Deed + ID proof + Fard copy in in online application to Tehsildar. Apply here 👉jkrevenue.nic.in

• Follow up until Mutation reflects in Girdawari. Apply for copy of girdawari here 👉jkrevenue.nic.in
  

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2. 🧱 Not Taking Physical Possession or Fencing

Vacant land is vulnerable to encroachment if not secured.

Action plan:

• Install boundary pillars or fencing

• Put a “Private Property” board

• For rural areas, plant trees on borders

• Take possession of land as soon as the Full payment is made

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3. 💰 Not Paying Land Taxes or Dues

Unpaid dues can cause legal trouble or prevent resale.

What to track:

• Chullah chokidara fee to be paid every year

• Panchayat / Municipality dues if any

• This also substantiates proof of possession without dispute as per revenue documents

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4. 🗃️ Mismanaging Important Documents

Lost papers = legal complications. Don’t rely on physical copies alone.

Best practices:

• Scan and save docs to email or cloud

• Keep hard copies of:
  ✔️ Sale Deed
  ✔️ Mutation Order
  ✔️ Fard, Jamabandi, Girdawari
  ✔️ Aks Tatima / Aks Latha

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5. 🔍 No Follow-Up with Local Authorities

Absentee landowners often lose land to disputes or encroachment.

What to do:

• Stay in touch with Patwari, Girdawar, or Numberdar

• Visit land regularly

• Keep getting girdawari copy every year. Apply here 👉jkrevenue.nic.in

• Monitor nearby development, road work, or land disputes

• Seek demarcation of land once every year at least. Apply here 👉jkrevenue.nic.in

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Final Takeaway: A Smart Buyer is a Safe Buyer

Land isn’t just bought — it must be verified, registered, mutated, and monitored.
Avoid shady deals, unclear titles, and land types where Fard is never issued.

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