Maharashtra Bars Sub-Registrars From Registering Properties With Missing Permissions or Oversized Flat Areas
The Maharashtra state government has barred sub-registrars from registering property documents if mandatory permissions and supporting papers are missing or if a flat’s area exceeds what is approved in the sanctioned building plan, under a revenue department circular issued on October 12. The circular follows a September 22, 2026 meeting chaired by the revenue minister to curb irregularities involving buildings constructed without permission and flats sold with areas exceeding those sanctioned, practices the government said have resulted in serious financial losses for buyers. The restrictions cover agreements for first sales, sale deeds, deeds of apartments and transfer documents for construction projects across the state and were shaped by recommendations submitted by the registration department following the Mundhwa land scam. For MahaRERA-registered projects, documents must include the MahaRERA registration certificate or occupancy certificate and the sanctioned building plan showing unit area, while for projects exempt from MahaRERA, a construction permission or commencement certificate, sanctioned plan, zone certificate and measurement or survey plan are all mandatory.
The circular makes it mandatory for sub-registrars to refuse registration if a property document mentions an area exceeding the sanctioned plan even if all other required documents are submitted, closing a significant loophole that has enabled fraudulent oversized flat registrations for years. Joint IGR from the registration department welcomed the circular saying earlier sub-registrars could not refuse to register a document but now they can scrutinise and reject non-compliant transactions. The circular also warns that departmental inquiries will be initiated against sub-registrars who knowingly register documents in violation of these instructions, making the new framework a two-way accountability mechanism covering both property sellers and registration officials. For Maharashtra’s homebuyers who have suffered losses through unauthorised and oversized flat transactions, the October 12 circular represents the most direct regulatory intervention at the point of registration that the state has ever implemented.
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