With several complaints in that regard coming to the notice of the revenue department, Revenue Minister K Rajan convened a meeting of officials from the revenue, survey, and law departments. In an order issued subsequently, the revenue department has instructed that where the land tax is being paid in the name of the landowner, the transfer of flat ownership be permitted only if land ownership is also duly transferred.

The officials must ensure whether the land transfer has actually been done by examining the title deed. In these cases, the mutation must be done in the name of the flat owner. For example, if individual ‘A’ and individual ‘B’ buy flats under the thandaper ‘100’, ‘A’ should be given the thandaper number 100/1 and ‘B’ thandaper number 100/2.

The survey numbers included in the original thandaper (revenue record of property) must be included in the sub-thandaper too. When creating new sub-thandapers, the land area should also be deducted from the original thandaper, the revenue department order said.