1) What is Malkiyat (Ownership Column 4)?

Malkiyat is the ownership column in Jamabandi (commonly referred to as Column No. 4).
In today’s registration and verification process, the seller’s name must appear in the ownership (Malkiyat) record
to proceed smoothly with sale deed registration.

• Column 4 is treated as the primary ownership proof for registration workflow.
• Modern verification systems typically rely on ownership entry rather than possession entry.
• If a person’s name is not in Malkiyat, a sale deed may be questioned, delayed, or rejected.

2) What is Khana Kasht (Possession/Cultivation Column 5)?

Khana Kasht (commonly Column No. 5) generally indicates possession / cultivation
or who is shown in actual occupation for revenue record purposes. It may reflect ground reality of who is using the land,
but it is not the same as legal ownership.

3) How Older Sales Happened on Khana Kasht Land (Khasra-Specific)

In many legacy cases, transactions were carried out for specific khasra numbers even where the
ownership column was not perfectly updated. Older records and practices sometimes relied on methods such as
Murtihan and Bayan for khasra-specific transactions and possession-based understanding.

• Sale/transfer references were sometimes khasra-specific rather than fully reflecting updated ownership entries.
• Possession shown under Khana Kasht (Column 5) carried practical weight in many old cases.
• Over time, ownership entries did not always get aligned with possession-based transfers, creating mismatches.

4) Why Today’s System Ignores Column 5 During Ownership Verification

The present system is structured to verify ownership primarily through Malkiyat (Column 4).
This means that even if a person is shown in Khana Kasht (Column 5), the system may not treat it
as sufficient for sale/registration.

• Ownership validation often checks: “Is the seller in Column 4?”
• Column 5 (Khana Kasht) may not be considered for ownership validation in routine workflow.
• Result: sale deed gets delayed/rejected until ownership is corrected.

5) Government Remedy: Correction Mutation / Special Revision (Tehsildar Power)

To resolve long-pending Khana Kasht vs Malkiyat mismatches, a structured process is followed through
correction mutation / special revision, where the competent revenue authority (commonly Tehsildar)
can examine records, verify the basis of entries, and allow correction in the ownership record.

What this process aims to do

• Bring ownership (Column 4) in line with lawful and verified record position.
• Address legacy discrepancies arising from old khasra-specific transfers and possession-based records.
• Enable a clear chain for lawful sale/registration after correction.

6) Practical Rule: First Correct Mutation, Then Do Sale

In most such cases, the clean path is:

• Step 1: Apply for correction mutation / special revision (as applicable).
• Step 2: Get the name corrected/entered in Malkiyat (Column 4).
• Step 3: Proceed with sale deed once ownership reflects correctly.

FAQs (Haryana – Khana Kasht & Malkiyat)