Question

Find out what a 7/12 extract means and relate it to the words in the chapter.

Answer 1

• The 7/12 extract is a land record document maintained by the Revenue Department of the Maharashtra State Government under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Act, 1966. It is prepared using two forms – Form VII, which contains the Record of Rights, and Form XII, which records details about crops.
• The 7/12 extract, commonly called ‘Saat Baara Utara’, provides important information about a particular piece of land. It includes details such as the survey number, area of the land, name of the owner, date of registration of ownership, mortgage details, tenants and other rights related to the land. It is an important document that can be used as evidence of land ownership.