Two GBA revenue officers suspended over e-khatas for more than 100 flats built against the rules

The Greater Bengaluru Authority has suspended two revenue officers for issuing e-khatas to more than 100 flats built in violation of the rules. The cases came to light in property records in KR Puram and Kengeri.

How it was done

The e-Aasthi software has a backend route for properties that banks take from defaulters and auction under the SARFAESI Act. According to the suspension order, the two officers used it to process ordinary sale deeds, which are not bank-auction sale certificates. One approved about 98 applications and the other about six, despite negative reports from revenue inspectors.

What an e-khata shows, and what it does not

An e-khata is a property tax record. Whether a building complies with the rules is shown by its sanctioned plan and its occupancy certificate. In due diligence for an acquisition, a joint development or project funding, those two documents are the test, not the khata.