Title, khata and the other papers to read before you pay.
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For Greater Bengaluru Authority property buyers, the rules you pay under barely moved; the offices and portals did. Five city corporations replaced BBMP, with 369 wards. e-Khata is still needed to register, now through e-Aasthi 2.0 since 22 Sep 2026. Converting B-Khata to A-Khata costs 5% of guidance value from 24 Aug 2026.
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Property legal verification in Bengaluru goes most smoothly in a fixed order: title chain and EC, land records and conversion, khata and tax, sanctioned plan and lake or drain buffers, OC, RERA, then a litigation search. Much of it is online through Kaveri, e-Aasthi 2.0, Bhoomi, K-RERA and eCourts. A lawyer's written title opinion closes it.
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In A-Khata vs B-Khata vs e-Khata, the first two are registers and the third is a format. A-Khata records a property that complies with approvals; B-Khata records one with approval or bye-law gaps. An e-Khata is the digital record of either, draft or final. Registration needs an e-Khata, and B-to-A conversion now costs 5% of guidance value.
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To find which corporation your area is in under the GBA, drop a pin on your building in GBA's official ward map, not just your pin code. Bengaluru has five city corporations and 369 wards. In our overlay, 31 of the 94 city pin codes spanned two or more corporations, and a typical pin code covered five wards.
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A BDA approved plots checklist starts with one question: who approved the layout? It might be BDA, a local planning authority under BMRDA, or another body. Get the approval and plan, verify them with that authority, then confirm release, land conversion, the khata or Form 9, and RERA registration.
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For building plan approval in Bengaluru, first find out where the land sits: a GBA city corporation, a BDA layout, a local planning authority under BMRDA, or a gram panchayat. Then check that the plan sanction, NOCs, occupancy certificate and khata all come from the bodies that cover that land, and that they match each other.
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DC conversion in Karnataka is permission under Section 95 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act to use farm land for other purposes. Since 23 Dec 2025, land inside an approved master plan needs no Deputy Commissioner's permission. Elsewhere, the DC must decide within 30 days or approval is deemed. Either way, check the order against the RTC.
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B khata to A khata conversion is open to plots, including revenue sites, of up to 2,000 sq m inside GBA. Flats aren't eligible. You need a final B-khata, and you pay 5% of guidance value plus land conversion charges. In panchayats, an 11B record only taxes the plot. It gives no title or approval.
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A RERA project review means reading what the promoter filed with Karnataka RERA, not just confirming the registration exists. Open the approvals and sanctioned plan, compare the completion date with the progress shown in the quarterly updates, read the track record and litigation disclosures, then score each part before you pay anything.
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Villa project approval checks start with one question: does the deed give you a marked plot, or an undivided share (UDS) of the whole site? That decides what you can rebuild, sell and borrow against. Then check the land conversion, layout approval, building plan sanction, RERA registration and an occupancy certificate for each villa.
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Hoskote RERA approved projects numbered 233 on 15 October 2026, and 53.2% had a completion date that had already passed. The register doesn't show occupancy certificates, so "approved" and "past due" tell you little about what's built. On this corridor, check the planning approval, the khata type, the OC and water supply separately.
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