Before purchasing or accepting land as security, ownership should be checked through the official land records maintained by the relevant Land Revenue Office (Malpot Office). A land ownership certificate alone should not be treated as the only verification source.
What should be checked?
- current registered owner;
- plot/kitta number;
- land area;
- type and classification of land;
- ownership certificate;
- official land register / shresta;
- pending restrictions or रोक्का;
- mortgages or other recorded interests;
- cadastral map and field details where relevant;
- succession or partition history where ownership came through inheritance.
DOLMA operates LRIMS as the centralized electronic land-record system for land administration.[4]
Practical point
A photocopy of a land certificate provided by a seller does not prove that no later transfer, mortgage or restriction exists.
Sources
- Department of Land Management and Archive — **Introduction to LRIMS** View source