Encumbrance certificate (EC) and certified copy of a deed

Encumbrance certificate (EC) and certified copy of a deed
You get the list of registered transactions on a property (EC), or a certified copy of a registered deed.
For whom: Anyone who wants to see the registered sales and mortgages on a property before buying it; people asked by a bank or other lender; anyone who needs a copy of a registered deed.
Published on 30-10-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.

Only if

What do you need? An EC: the registered transactions on a property
1.
Get the property details ready: village or town, mandal, district; survey number, door number, plot or flat number, apartment name; extent; the boundaries on all four sides; and the period to search, from and to. Wrong or incomplete details can give a wrong EC.
✋ You do this yourself
📎 A paper showing the property details (if you have one): a copy of its registered deed; for agricultural land, the pattadar passbook / title deed

Only if

What do you need? A certified copy of a registered deed
2.
Get the deed's details ready: district, Sub-Registrar office, document number and year; if you can, the names of the parties. Anyone can get a copy of a deed about land or buildings. A copy of a will is given only to the person who made it while they live; after their death, anyone can get it by showing the death certificate. Copies of a GPA or of deeds about movable property go only to the parties or their representatives.
✋ You do this yourself
📎 A copy of the deed or its details: number, year and Sub-Registrar office

Only if

What do you need? An EC: the registered transactions on a property · Where will you get it? Myself, online on the department's website
3.
On the department's website, open "Encumbrance Search (EC)" and register and log in as a "Citizen" with your mobile number or email. Search by document number or by property details, then save and print the result. You cannot search by a person's name. Only registrations from 1983 are online; earlier ones are searched at the Sub-Registrar office.
💻 Online
registration.telangana.gov.in ↗
Not confirmed: The department's pages do not say whether the online search has a fee. The department's user guide calls the online search informative, and says the authorised EC is given through MeeSeva for a fee. If a bank or court needs it, get it from MeeSeva or the Sub-Registrar office.

Only if

What do you need? An EC: the registered transactions on a property · Where will you get it? At a MeeSeva centre
4.
At a MeeSeva centre, ask for the "Encumbrance Certificate" service. Give the property details and the period to search, pay, and keep the receipt with the application number.
🏢 At a MeeSeva centre
📎 A paper showing the property details (if you have one): a copy of its registered deed; for agricultural land, the pattadar passbook / title deed
💰 Fee: ₹62 · MeeSeva charge, including GST. Each page scanned or printed beyond the first four costs ₹2.50 more.
⏱️ within 1 days · 1 working day, by MeeSeva.
Not confirmed: The MeeSeva page shows only ₹62. The 2021 fee table sets the department's own fee separately (₹500 or ₹1,000 for an EC, ₹500 for a copy); the page does not say whether that is added at MeeSeva. Ask the total before you pay, and keep the receipt.

Only if

What do you need? An EC: the registered transactions on a property · Where will you get it? At the Sub-Registrar office
5.
At the Sub-Registrar office, fill in and hand over the EC application form, pay, and keep the receipt. You can also ask, for a fee, to inspect the records yourself.
🏛️ The Sub-Registrar office where the property's deeds are registered
📎 EC application form (Application for issue of E.C.), A paper showing the property details (if you have one): a copy of its registered deed; for agricultural land, the pattadar passbook / title deed
💰 Fee: ₹500 · ₹500 to search up to 30 years; ₹1,000 for more than 30 years (2021 table of fees).
⏱️ within 1 days · By the Citizen's Charter: 1 hour from computer records; 24 hours from old manual records.

Only if

What do you need? A certified copy of a registered deed · Where will you get it? Myself, online on the department's website
6.
On the department's website, open "Certified Copy". For your newly registered deed, log in under "Certified Copy of Document (New Registrations Only)" and download it. For other deeds, "Certified Copies of Registered Documents (On Payment)" takes you to MeeSeva to pay. Only deeds registered from 2003 are online.
💻 Online
registration.telangana.gov.in ↗
📎 A copy of the deed or its details: number, year and Sub-Registrar office
💰 Fee: After a new registration you can download it once for free. For a paid copy, the MeeSeva payment page shows the amount.
Not confirmed: We found no official page giving the amount for a paid copy online, and we did not see the screens after login. Check the amount before you pay.

Only if

What do you need? A certified copy of a registered deed · Where will you get it? At a MeeSeva centre
7.
At a MeeSeva centre, ask for the "Certified Copy of Registration Document" service. Give the deed's details, pay and keep the receipt. By MeeSeva, the copy is given at once.
🏢 At a MeeSeva centre
📎 A copy of the deed or its details: number, year and Sub-Registrar office
💰 Fee: ₹62 · MeeSeva charge, including GST. Each page scanned or printed beyond the first four costs ₹2.50 more.
Not confirmed: The MeeSeva page shows only ₹62. The 2021 fee table sets the department's own fee separately (₹500 or ₹1,000 for an EC, ₹500 for a copy); the page does not say whether that is added at MeeSeva. Ask the total before you pay, and keep the receipt.

Only if

What do you need? A certified copy of a registered deed · Where will you get it? At the Sub-Registrar office
8.
At the Sub-Registrar office, fill in and hand over the certified copy application (Single Search Application), pay, and keep the receipt.
🏛️ The Sub-Registrar office where the property's deeds are registered
📎 Certified copy application (Single Search Application), A copy of the deed or its details: number, year and Sub-Registrar office
💰 Fee: ₹500 · ₹500 for each certified copy (2021 table of fees).
⏱️ within 1 days · By the Citizen's Charter: 1 hour from computer records; 24 hours from old manual records.
Not confirmed: The department's FAQ page still gives an older amount (₹20 stamp paper, ₹200 fee and user charges); the newer 2021 fee table gives ₹500. Ask the amount at the office.

Only if

What do you need? An EC: the registered transactions on a property
9.
Read the EC carefully. If no registered transaction on the property falls in that period, you get a "nil EC". Unregistered transactions do not appear in an EC; an EC alone is not enough to decide to buy a property or lend money on it.
✋ You do this yourself

Documents you need

If you don't have it:
Ask at the office, or download "EC APPLICATION" under Downloads on the department's website.
If you don't have it:
Ask at the office, or download "CC APPLICATION" under Downloads on the department's website.

If something goes wrong

If it is rejected
If you get no EC or copy because the details did not match, or you get a wrong EC, apply again with correct and complete details. For a fee, you can inspect the records yourself at the Sub-Registrar office. Complaints about a Sub-Registrar office go to the District Registrar of that district.
Your District Registrar (Registration and Stamps)
registration.telangana.gov.in ↗
If it is late
If the Sub-Registrar office has not given it after 1 hour (24 hours for old manual records), complain to the District Registrar of that district; for enquiries, the department's toll-free number is 1800 599 4788. If MeeSeva is late, call the Parishkaram call centre on 1100 (toll-free 1800 425 1110).
Registration department toll-free number
registration.telangana.gov.in ↗📞 18005994788
If you are asked for more money
At MeeSeva the charge for both services is ₹62 (including GST), plus ₹2.50 a page beyond the first four. If you are asked for more, ask for the receipt and complain to the Parishkaram call centre (1100, or toll-free 1800 425 1110).
Parishkaram call centre (MeeSeva complaints)
📞 1100
Not confirmed: The MeeSeva page shows only ₹62. The 2021 fee table sets the department's own fee separately (₹500 or ₹1,000 for an EC, ₹500 for a copy); the page does not say whether that is added at MeeSeva. Ask the total before you pay, and keep the receipt.
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Updated on 30-10-2026
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