(1) Any person acquiring an interest in a holding or a part thereof by any means/instruments, may file a petition in Form-IA in the office of the Circle Officer in whose jurisdiction the holding or a part thereof is situated or in a camp organized by the Circle Officer for receiving mutation petitions of that area, for mutation of his name in respect of that holding or a part thereof in the Continuous Khatian, Tenants' Ledger Register and Khesra Register, which shall be maintained in the Halka and Circle Office, in Form-IB, II and III respectively.
(2) The following documents shall be enclosed with the mutation petition to be filed by the petitioner in Form- IA :-
(i) Self-attested photocopy of registered deed in case of acquisition of interest in a holding or a part thereof through sale, gift and exchange.
(ii) Self-attested photocopy of previous deed(s) or order(s), if any, in case the land has been transferred, without being mutated.
(iii) Self-attested photocopy of Will along with its probate order passed by the competent court in case of acquisition of interest through Will.
(iv) Self-attested photocopy of the order/decree of the court in case of acquisition of interest through order/decree of the competent court.
(v) Self-attested photocopy of registered deed of partition in case of partition through registration.
(vi) Self-attested photocopy of document showing consent of all co-sharers and the signatures of the co-sharers which shall be duly identified by members of Panchyat Samiti / Sarpanch / Mukhia / Ward member / Panch in rural areas or Ward Commissioner in urban areas in case of partition by mutual consent.
(vii) Self-attested photocopy of the documents showing the death of the ancestor and the petitioner as the successor of the deceased in case of acquisition of interest through succession.
(viii) Self-attested photocopy of document of settlement / parcha of Bhoodan land issued by Bhoodan Yagna Samiti in case of settlement of Bhoodan Land.
(ix) Self-attested photocopy of document of settlement / transfer / assignment of public land issued by the competent authority in case of acquisition of interest through settlement / transfer / assignment of public land such as Gair Mazarua Malik / Khas, Gair Mazarua Aam, ceiling surplus land etc.
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(x) Self-attested photocopy of purcha issued under the Bihar Privileged Persons' Homestead Tenancy Act, 1947 in case of settlement under the said Act.
(xi) Self-attested photocopy of tripartite registered deed in case of purchase of land for Mahadalit families under the Land Purchase Policy, 2010 of the Department of Revenue & Land Reforms, Government of Bihar.
(xii) Self-attested photocopy of document showing restoration of land or a part thereof to the raiyat in case of restoration of land to the former raiyat under Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
(xiii) Self-attested photocopy of document showing restoration of land to former raiyat in case of restoration of land to former raiyat under the Kosi Area (Restoration of Land to Raiyat) Act, 1951.
(xiv) Self-attested photocopy of the last rent receipt in respect of the holding or a part thereof for which petition for mutation is being filed, if available.
(3) On receipt of mutation petition either in the office or in the camp, the circle officer shall grant a receipt in Form-IV to the petitioner as an acknowledgement.
(4) The Circle Officer shall cause each mutation petition to be registered in order of their receipt in the Mutation Petition Register which will be maintained in the Circle Office in Form-V.
(5) The Circle Officer shall cause to open a separate case record for each mutation petition in which case number, date of filing, names of the parties will be entered and every order/instruction/submission shall be recorded in the case-record along with the proceeding which shall be maintained date wise under the signature of the presiding officer.
(6) The case records shall be opened and case number with the year of filing shall be given in the order of the receipt of petitions.
Chapter-III Initiation of Mutation Proceeding on the basis of intimation by Authorities