Name Correction in Khatauni and Land Records in Uttarakhand

Land records in the state are kept under the Land Revenue Act of 1901, as adapted for Uttarakhand. These points are from the Act as reproduced, and from reports of a 2022 amendment.

We did not read the Act in the state's own current text, so we give no section numbers. Other laws on land in the hills and on tenure also bear on some holdings. The tehsil will tell you which provision your application goes under.

In the first three rows the best evidence is the land record itself, from a year before the mistake appeared. Start by getting those copies.

Revenue officers trust their own records first. An application that rests only on Aadhaar, with nothing from the land record's own history, is weaker than one that shows the register of an earlier year. Aadhaar proves who you are. The older register proves what the entry was meant to say.

Much land in the hills is held jointly by brothers and cousins, with shares and not separate plots.

• A correction of one co-sharer's name is noticed to the others where the officer thinks it may affect them.
• A plain spelling correction seldom draws an objection. A change that makes one holder look like a different person may.
• Where two co-sharers have the same or similar names, be exact about the father's name and the share.
• A correction of a name does not alter anyone's share. If the shares themselves are wrong, that is a different and heavier application.
• Tell your co-sharers before you file. An objection made out of surprise can delay a simple matter by months.

For a time there was doubt about who dealt with mutation and record errors for land that had come inside a municipal corporation, council or panchayat. Reports say the state amended the Land Revenue Act in 2022 so that revenue officers are again the competent authority for these matters in such areas.

• So for land with a revenue record, the tehsil remains the place, in town as in the village.
• The municipal body keeps a separate record, for house tax. That is corrected at the municipal office.
• A plot in a development authority's scheme has the authority's record as well.
• A holder in a town may therefore have two or three records to bring into line, each at its own office.

Ask the tehsil first if your land still has a khatauni entry. Where it does, start there.

Step 1: Ask the tehsil what kind of request yours is

A correction on earlier records needs no Gazette.

Step 2: Copy the name exactly as the khatauni has it

In Hindi and in English, with the father's name.

Step 3: Fix the present name, as on Aadhaar

The recorded form is stated as the former name or as an alias.

Step 4: Make the affidavit and publish the newspaper notice

Sign before a notary. Publish in a daily local leading newspaper, and keep the original newspaper.

Step 5: Type the form and sign the undertaking

Two typed copies of the specimen, signed with two witnesses, and the undertaking.

Step 6: Prepare the CD, photographs and certificate

The same text on a CD in MS Word, two self-attested photographs with identity proof, and a certificate that both copies match.

Step 7: Pay the charge on BharatKosh

Commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult, with Rs 250 more for each alias. It is not refunded.

Step 8: Send the file yourself, then apply at the tehsil

Send it to the Controller of Publications, Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054. File a print of the published notification with your application to the Tahsildar.

See alias name in a gazette notification.

A typical case we handle: a retired soldier in Almora found his khatauni gave his name as "Kishan Sing" after the records were computerised, and a bank refused a loan against the land. A cafe told him to get a Gazette. He did not need one. The manual register and his mutation order both said "Kishan Singh". He applied to the Tahsildar with certified copies of those, the revenue official reported, and the entry was corrected. This is an illustrative example of the type of case we handle, not a named client review.

What is a lawyer's job, not ours

A contested correction, a disputed succession, a question of shares or title, and any appeal or revision in a revenue court.

When you do not need us

For a clerk's slip, always. The tehsil corrects its own record on its own earlier record. For a married surname, the marriage certificate. We are useful only where a living holder has changed a name, or carries two forms of it, and a public paper is needed to link them.

How do I correct my name in the khatauni?

Apply to the Tahsildar, with earlier years' records, the deed and identity proof.

Who corrects a mistake in the khatauni?

The Tahsildar, under the Land Revenue Act as it applies in the state.

Is a gazette notification needed for a khatauni name correction?

Not for a clerk's slip. Only where a holder's name has changed or has two forms.

Which documents are needed to correct a name in land records?

The current and earlier khatauni, the deed or mutation order, and Aadhaar.

Can a wrong father's name in the khatauni be corrected?

Yes, on the earlier records and the holder's papers.

Is the khatauni proof of ownership?

No. It is a revenue record.

What is Bhu-Aadhaar or ULPIN?

A 14-digit alpha-numeric number given to each land parcel from its latitude and longitude, under the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme. It identifies the plot, not the holder.

Does the ULPIN change when a name is corrected or the land is sold?

No. The same number stays with that boundary even if the land is transferred or sub-divided. A name correction changes the khatauni entry, not the plot's number.

Is the ULPIN printed on my land record?

Once generated, it is stamped on the land record document held by the owner. Check that the holder's name on that same document is right.

What did Uttarakhand's 2025 land law change?

An amendment to the Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, as it applies in the state, bars people from outside the state from buying agricultural and horticultural land in 11 of the 13 districts. Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar are outside the ban.

Can someone from outside Uttarakhand still buy a house plot?

Reports say a non-resident may still buy less than 250 square metres for residential use. The buyer's name on the deed, the affidavit and the khatauni should then match the buyer's identity papers.

Do outside buyers have to give an affidavit?

Reports say non-residents must file an affidavit before buying land, with final approval from the state administration. A name that differs between the affidavit and the identity papers can hold up the approval or the later mutation.