In a major administrative change aimed at reducing delays and reducing the scope for official discretion in land records, the Karnataka Revenue Department has begun rolling out an automated mutation system across the State. The reform is intended to speed up the updating of property details in the Record of Rights by reducing manual intervention.
In a note addressed to all Deputy Commissioners, Meena Nagaraj, Revenue Commissioner, clarified that mutations will be cleared automatically only if no objections are raised within the stipulated notice period.
Currently, mutations linked to registrable documents such as sale deeds and gift deeds require a seven-day notice, while non-registrable cases follow a 15-day notice window.
Under the new automated system, the physical approval or thumb impression of the revenue inspector will no longer be mandatory. For registrable transactions, the system will grant approval automatically on the night of the eighth day, while non-registrable mutations will be approved on the sixteenth night. As a result, routine approvals by revenue inspectors will be eliminated, though officials will still have the option to raise objections within the notice period.
The auto-mutation mechanism is presently being piloted in the Mandya and Maddur taluks. Based on the pilot’s outcome, the department plans to extend the system across Karnataka.
Published – February 04, 2026 11:06 pm IST
