K'taka govt suspects 'foul play' in Kaveri portal glitch

THE revenue department suspects "foul play" over property registrations at sub-registrar offices across the state via the Kaveri portal, almost coming to a standstill since February 1 and continuing on Tuesday too.

- S LALITHA @Bengaluru

With just around 7% of the usual number of registrations taking place, the department is yet to find a solution to the technical glitch. Compounding public agony is the fact that for the last fortnight, the encumbrance certificate (document detailing the ownership history of any property) could not be obtained by the public on their own from the system.

The objective behind taking the registration process fully online was to make the whole process transparent with fees paid only online. It would eliminate the role of middlemen and the "fee" (bribe) demanded to facilitate the process.