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Land litigation check from an encumbrance certificate

Upload the encumbrance certificate. Every party in the transaction chain is searched in the Orissa High Court and in the district court where the land sits.

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Holding the documents? Land Litigation Check. No EC yet? How to get it.

What you get

Land Litigation Check

  • Every registered transaction on the parcel, read from the EC.
  • The names in the chain: sellers, buyers, mortgagees and predecessors.
  • Each name searched in the Orissa High Court and the district court of the land's district.
  • Where a name matches, the certified copy of the order, read in full, and the party in it tied to the parcel — or ruled out.
  • A written report with citations and the order copies.

See a sample report.

What it costs

The price

  • 499 credits a check, for up to 30 names; 20 credits for each name beyond.
  • ₹999 buys 1,000 credits (Starter credits). Credits never expire.

How it works

Three steps

  1. Upload the land's encumbrance certificate.
  2. Every name in the transaction chain is searched in the courts.
  3. Read the report: each case matched to the parcel, with the order copies.

No EC yet?

How to get the encumbrance certificate

Apply online at IGR Odisha: sign in, choose Online Encumbrance Certificate, enter the property details and pay the fee through the Treasury payment gateway. The Sub-Registrar's office checks the application and issues the certificate with a digital signature.

IGR Odisha's own guide to the online EC (PDF)

Questions

What people ask

What is a land litigation check?

A search of the courts for everyone who has held or dealt in a piece of land, starting from its encumbrance certificate, with each case found read and matched back to the land.

Why start from the encumbrance certificate?

The EC lists every registered transaction on the parcel, so it names the sellers, buyers and mortgagees a check has to cover — not only the person selling to you today.

Which courts are searched?

The Orissa High Court and the district court of the district where the land lies.

What does it cost?

499 credits for up to 30 names, and 20 credits for each name beyond. ₹999 buys 1,000 credits (Starter credits). Credits never expire.

I don't have the EC yet. How do I get it?

Apply online at IGR Odisha: sign in, choose Online Encumbrance Certificate, enter the property details and pay the fee through the Treasury payment gateway. The Sub-Registrar's office checks the application and issues the certificate with a digital signature.

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