Preventing a ₹28 Lakh Loss: Fake Basouri Claim on Agricultural Raiyati Land
1. The Client's Problem:
An NRI buyer based in Delhi was on the verge of executing a sale deed for an 8-Dismil plot near Jasidih Junction, Deoghar. The local broker claimed the land was free-hold "Basauri" homestead land exempt from SPT Act restrictions.
2. Ground & Record Due Diligence:
Our survey team conducted a physical verification and ordered historical records. While the seller presented an unverified 2018 unregistered deed, the 1908 Cadastral Survey Khatian and active Jharbhoomi Register-II showed the holding as ancestral agricultural Raiyati land. No official settlement order under Section 20 of the SPT Act 1949 had ever been granted.
3. The Empirical Outcome:
LandAmin issued a Red-Flag Risk Scorecard. The buyer withheld token money. Two months later, the local Circle Office initiated eviction proceedings under Section 42 against adjacent buyers who had registered without verification.
⚖️ Legal Distinction: LandAmin provides field measurement and documentary audit evidence. Formal legal representation before courts must be handled by registered advocates.