Land terms D–H

A registered gift deed — the instrument by which land is transferred without consideration, most often within a family. Because it is a registered instrument it can ground a mutation and forms a link in a title chain, but it attracts its own stamp treatment and can be challenged on the usual grounds affecting any transfer, including capacity and the position of other heirs. A gift within a family does not extinguish the rights of heirs who were not party to it.

A registered gift deed.

An order of a competent court determining rights, capable of grounding a mutation.

A provision treating an application as provisionally approved if no order issues within a set period.

The promoter's obligation to rectify defects notified within five years of handover.

Roads, drainage, water and power required by the layout approval, which must be completed.

Acquiring land, obtaining approvals, building and selling or letting — carrying land, approval, construction and market risk together.

Record fees, travel and authority charges, priced separately and transparently from the professional fee.

The recorded release of a mortgage once the debt is repaid.

The obligation to tell a buyer material facts you know, rather than waiting to be asked.

The written statement of who you act for, who pays you, and what interests you hold, given before terms are discussed.

The specific reason guests choose this location; land alone is not one.

A private sale where the owner must sell quickly, with the ethical dimension that follows.

The District Level Committee benchmark valuation for land in a locality and category, used as the floor for computing stamp duty. Duty is charged on the higher of the actual consideration and the DLC value, so declaring a price below the benchmark saves nothing. The schedule prices a locality and a category; it does not price a parcel, and it is blind to access, shape, encumbrances and title quality.

District Level Committee benchmark valuation; duty is computed on the higher of consideration and DLC value.

District Level Committee benchmark valuation, used as the floor for stamp duty computation.

Covered storage for goods not requiring temperature control.

Acting or being paid by both sides; not automatically improper, but improper without disclosure to both.

The minimum value on which stamp duty is computed — the higher of consideration and DLC value.

Early detection of boundary movement, unauthorised structures or unauthorised cultivation.

A right or liability attaching to the land itself rather than to the person holding it.

Sale of a secured asset by a lender following default.

Runway, a defined belt, technical grounding, lawful setup, ideally a second income, and agreement at home.

A contractual provision increasing rent over the term.

The provision governing how rent increases over a long term; more consequential than the opening rent.

The obligation to deposit a prescribed proportion of amounts realised — seventy per cent under the Act — in a separate project account.

A holding without which the scheme cannot work, typically because it carries access.

The grid connection route without which land is not a viable solar site regardless of irradiation.

Comparables, usable area, screening note, DLC position and liquidity assessment, assembled before negotiating.

A seller's commitment to instruct one agent for a period, normally granted in exchange for something specific.

A girdawari record showing nothing was grown that season.

A residence on agricultural land, which is not an agricultural purpose and requires the permitted use to be established.

A condition that prevents lawful sale to this buyer and cannot be cured by any process.

Applying for mutation, handing over the complete document set, and retaining your own copy.

The practice of keeping records of what was disclosed, explained and declined.

Whether a lender will lend against a parcel; one of the largest determinants of its buyer pool.

A condition with a defined route to cure, at a cost in time and money.

Cost that continues through a slow phase, which is what makes premature hiring dangerous in a cyclical business.

Cost continuing regardless of closings; includes living costs, which the business must ultimately cover.

The mapped portion of a holding actually committed to an installation, as distinct from the whole khasra.

Land recorded as forest, which cannot be diverted to non-forest use without approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

The length of a parcel's boundary along a road; drives subdivision potential.

Unculturable land, always qualified by what occupies it — hill, path, pond, habitation, burial ground.

A tenant without khatedari rights; transfer is restricted and khatedari may accrue on conditions.

Supervisory officer above the Patwari, checking record work across several halkas.

The supervisory revenue officer above the Patwari, and the level to approach on a contested entry.

The seasonal crop inspection recorded by the Patwari, who walks the fields and notes, khasra by khasra, what is actually growing and who is cultivating. It is treated as an agricultural statistic and is in fact the closest thing the revenue system has to a running record of possession. It also drives eligibility for crop loss compensation, insurance and agricultural credit, which is why entries are sometimes contested.

The seasonal crop inspection recorded by the Patwari against each khasra.

A point in the chain where land moved by general power of attorney rather than registered sale deed — which does not convey title.

Sale attempted through power of attorney, unregistered agreement and will. Does not convey title.

Village-level local body; administers abadi land and issues abadi pattas. Cannot convert agricultural land.

Land held out of development; highly restrictive and a common reason a developable-looking parcel is not.

The fee agreed, before splits, taxes, deal costs and overhead.

The cluster of villages forming one Patwari's jurisdiction.

10,000 sq m = 2.4711 acres. The unit used in Rajasthan revenue records.

The cost of carrying a project across the period between capital outflow and revenue; the most underestimated cost.

The time between purchase and exit; the variable that dominates the outcome.

A holder who, once others have agreed, demands a disproportionate price knowing the assembly fails without him.

Buying with a shorter horizon than the thesis requires, so the land may perform as expected and still fail the owner.

The year to which a master plan is prepared, after which it is revised.