Legal Manager – Land & Title | 5–9 Years
MSR Infraa | Bengaluru
We are looking for a Legal Manager – Land & Title who can independently examine incoming land opportunities, build the title file, identify deal-breakers and give the Managing Director a clear YES / NO / CONDITIONAL recommendation — quickly and with evidence.
This is not a conventional documentation or contract-management role.
You will sit close to the land acquisition and development decision-making process, with direct responsibility for Karnataka land due diligence.
What You Will Own
1. First-Hand Land Due Diligence
Every incoming land parcel, JDA proposal or outright purchase comes to you first.
You will:
Review title and revenue documents.
Trace the revenue and ownership chain.
Identify legal and documentary gaps.
Flag deal-breakers and potential risks.
Prepare a transparent internal title opinion note.
Give the MD a practical YES / NO / CONDITIONAL recommendation.
Target turnaround: 7–10 working days per parcel.
External senior counsel steps in after your internal file is substantially clean.
2.
Build the Complete Title File
You should know exactly what to collect, where to obtain it and in what sequence.
Your work will include:
Pahani / RTC extracts
Mutation Register (MR)
Akarband
11E Sketch
Section 4(1) Tippani
Index of Lands
10(1) Extract
30-year Encumbrance Certificates
Mother deed tracing
Survey records
Conversion orders
Revenue and registration records
You will own the collection, sequencing, indexing and completeness of the land title file.
3. Construct the Mother Deed Chain
You should be comfortable going deep into the ownership history of a property.
Trace and analyse:
Sale Deeds → Gift Deeds → Partition Deeds → Family Arrangements → Inheritance → Court Orders / Decrees → Current Ownership
Your job is to identify:
Breaks in the title chain
Unregistered transfers
Missing documents
Inconsistent ownership records
Unexplained gaps
Potentially defective transactions
A clean title chain should be