Khata Correction in Bengaluru: Name Spelling, Extent and Property Details

1. What a khata correction application actually is

A khata is the civic record of who owns what, for tax. It is not the sale deed. When the name, extent or property details on that record do not match the registered deed, banks, buyers and the registrar stall. The application to fix those fields is a khata correction application — not a new khata, not a mutation, not a conversion. In Bengaluru it now runs through the e-Aasthi portal, still labelled BBMP even though city corporations sit under the Greater Bengaluru Authority.

The portal is blunt: draft e-Khata was issued from the existing property-tax register. You log in with mobile and OTP, download the draft, then upload extra papers — registered deed, Aadhaar eKYC, SAS tax application number, property photo, A-Khata proof if you have it, EC if a sale is imminent — to get a final e-Khata. You can also object to a final e-Khata on any property. Helpline on that page: 9480683695, email bbmpekhata@gmail.com.

2. Three mistakes that actually show up on a sale

Name spelling. Initials swapped, a missing ‘h’, husband-wife order reversed, or a married name that never reached the tax register. Citizen Matters has carried owner queries on exactly this — a letter added or dropped in the e-Khata versus the deed. If the deed is correct, correction is a spelling job. If the deed is wrong, stop and register a rectification deed first.

Extent. The deed says 30x40 (1,200 sq ft) and the khata shows 1,125, or the other way round. Schedule of the property — north/south measurements, road width, khata number of the neighbouring site — often migrates badly from paper registers. This is slower than a name fix. Revenue staff compare the deed schedule, the tax-paid area and, if needed, a plan or a site visit. Do not “correct” the khata to a larger area than the deed. That is a title problem, not a typo.

Property details. Wrong PID / ePID, wrong ward, wrong assessment number, old door number, B-khata still hanging after an A-khata order, apartment unit number that does not match the builder’s deed. These are the fields a buyer’s advocate ticks on day one. A mismatch here is how a “clear” listing dies at the bank.

3. Draft versus final — when the window is still open

Deccan Herald reported that BBMP opened a correction module for khata applications so owners could fix name spelling and similar draft errors before the final e-Khata, which the civic body charged ₹125 to issue. Use that window. Once a final e-Khata is out with the wrong name, many owners still end up at the Assistant Revenue Officer with a paper bundle, even if the portal has a “Complete e-Khata corrections” button. GBA has also publicly talked about expanding online correction — treat “coming soon” as not yet a substitute for a filed application.

4. Papers that actually move a file

• Registered sale / gift / partition / release deed — the name and schedule in this document are the source of truth.
• Latest property-tax paid receipt and SAS application number.
• Aadhaar / eKYC of the owner (and POA if an NRI is filing through someone).
• Current draft or final e-Khata, plus old paper khata/extract if you still have it.
• Encumbrance certificate if a sale or loan is close; property photo as the portal asks.
• For extent: approved plan, occupancy certificate, bifurcation order, or a rectification deed if the schedule in the sale deed is itself wrong.

5. Raise it as a PE Realtors legal ticket

If the portal rejects the pack, or you do not want to stand in the ARO queue, open a PE Realtors legal services ticket. Choose Khatha Services, then E-Khatha Correction. The form asks for the same four documents the revenue file needs: latest sale deed, latest tax paid receipt, EC, and Aadhaar. Assessment is ₹250 including GST. Actual service charges are communicated before work starts — the ticket is the intake, not a blank cheque.

In the ticket description write the three fields in plain English: (1) name as on deed versus name as on e-Khata, (2) extent as on deed versus extent as on khata, (3) PID / ward / door number that is wrong. Attach scans that a clerk can read. Then submit the khata correction application ticket and keep the ticket number with the e-Aasthi acknowledgement if you already filed online.

6. What this will not fix

A correction does not convert B-khata into A-khata, does not settle a family dispute, and does not enlarge the plot beyond the deed. Court-stayed property and unpaid tax will sit in the queue. If you are days from registration, tell the ticket that up front — EC and tax must be current or the ARO will not touch the row.