ISSUES REGARDING REGISTER OF MUTATION AND RECORD OFRIGHTS WITH REFERENCE TO LAND ACQUISITION IN INDIA

Introduction
Section 148 –A Record of right shall be maintained in every village and such record shall include
the names of all the persons (other than tenant) who are holders , occupier owners or mortgagees of
the land or assignees of the rent or government leasee or the tentants. The nature and extent of the
respective interests of such persons and the conditions or liabilities if any attaching thereto. Mutation
entry or entries in record of rights are made only for fiscal purpose or recording revenue. Such entries
cannot be treated as transfer of title of holder of property in favour of person in whose name the
entries are made.
Entries in the revenue record cannot be form basis for the declaration of title in immovable
property.