Step 06 of 35 · record GJ-DD-06 · stage 1

Obtain an Encumbrance Certificate (EC) from the Sub-Registrar office (offline)

Certifies the charges, mortgages and other encumbrances registered against the property. This is the document that shows whether the land is already mortgaged. This step is owned by Sub-Registrar office; Inspector General of Registration and Superintendent of Stamps, Government of Gujarat. A statutory fee is published for it. No timeline is stated in the source. Source type: OFFICIAL, value date Undated departmental citizen charter; captured 2026-08-04.

What this step achieves

Certifies the charges, mortgages and other encumbrances registered against the property. This is the document that shows whether the land is already mortgaged.

The form named in the official source

No form named The official source names no form number for this step.

Statutory fee

Rs. 100 (source states, in Gujarati: 'જેની ફી 100 રૂપિયા છે')

Timeline stated in the source

Not stated No timeline stated, gap 18

Prerequisite documents

Not stated The source names no prerequisite document list for this step.

Notes recorded with this step

Declared gaps that touch this step

• Gap 4: Encumbrance Certificate offline application FORM NUMBER: not stated in gARVI_FAQ.pdf. Recorded as null.
• Gap 17: gARVI_FAQ.pdf carries no date of issue and names no circular number, so its fee figures (search, copy, Index-2, EC, private-residence registration) are recorded with the honest date qualifier 'undated departmental citizen charter'. They should be re-verified at the sub-registrar office before being relied on for a transaction.
• Gap 18: Registration department SLA / turnaround times for issuing a certified copy, Index-2, EC or a completed registration are NOT PUBLISHED in any source examined. All stated_timeline values for those steps are null; only the statutory presentation window (four months) and the statutory deemed-approval periods are recorded.

How we know

Every figure above is quoted from the source named in the record slip, with its value date. Nothing on this page has been converted, rounded, averaged or carried across from another state or another year. Where the source is silent, the page says so and links to the declared gap that records what was searched.