Can I file RTI to know Land Record

Question

I want to buy a land in Panskura, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. I search land record form BLRO, that the land is in the name of owners grandfather. But recently I came to know that this land is previously acquired by Purba Medinipur Zilla Parishad though current record form BLRO is not showing that land is of Zilla Parishad. In this situation can I file RTI to know the exact owner of that land? If so in which department should I file RTI (Zilla Parishad or BLRO). If the respective department answers me is it acceptable in the Court as an evidence of land?

Answer 1

Yes, you can file RTI to get Land Records of a land in Panskura, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal.
You can request information under section 6(1) of RTI Act 2005, from Land & Land Reforms and Refuge Rehabilitation Department as they keep all the land records of West Bengal.
The Department of Land and Land Reforms is one of the major revenue Government departments in the State. Hence it is a public authority under section 2(h) of the RTI Act 2005.
For further assistance to file RTI application to any PIO please refer https://onlinerti.com/how-to-file-rti-online-for-westbengal