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Land records
Mutation
In everyday language
Mutation updates the name or other details in a revenue record after an event such as a sale or inheritance. It records a change; it does not create a valid sale by itself.
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What underlying document supports this change?
Authoritative starting pointSupreme Court · 31 January 2019 judgment
General reference, not evidence about a specific property. Read the relevant records and current law with a qualified professional.
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