No More Paperwork: India Steps Into Era Of Faceless Property Deals

As of April 2025, the Delhi government was set to make the registration of sale of properties entirely faceless and paperless. This was planned to initiate in a couple of months. This change was introduced after recognising the need for streamlining property registration and the buy-and-sale procedure.

The Indian judiciary has also repeatedly called for a more disciplined and cleaner way to document property details. To this effect, the government had also launched the National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS). However, this platform hasn't been used to its optimal ability except for in Jammu and Kashmir since June 2020. The national adaptation of the platform started only in April 2023 to ensure a unified and transparent registration process.

However, the NGDRS hasn't been adopted fully, more so because there are a lot of properties that remain disputed, unregistered, or are even being purchased without the government's involvement in rural areas.

This portal hasn't seemed effective yet, more so because of external and third-party problems.

Haryana Becomes The First State To Fully Digitalise Home-Buying

Recently, Haryana has transitioned into an entirely digitalised procedure of registration. They have successfully eliminated the physical paperwork, manual file movement, and multiple in-person visits in collaboration with Jupitice Justice Technologies. This total digitalisation in a space where paper evidence has been trusted for ages raises a lot of questions and fears in people's mind.

Mr. Raman Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of Jupitice Justice Technologies, reassures people on how they aim to protect the users and work for them, "Jupitice’s Faceless Digital Land Registration System has an audit trail that captures every single action, communication, and session; in fact, every movement of all stakeholders is auto-logged and timestamped. This means every step is a digital record in itself, leaving no room for altercations and human discretion."

He also adds on how he sees this platform scaling nationwide while incorporating all the sensitive data of users, "Jupitice has built an end-to-end, faceless platform that integrates all stakeholders, actions, documents, basically the whole process into a single, cohesive system. The impact of this innovation is so profound that it truly eliminates the influence of individual discretion and replaces it with a framework of built-in efficiency and intrinsic data security, backed by AI and Blockchain."

This initiative launched statewide in Haryana of September 2025, residents can now undergo biometric e-KYC once, which is the only visit that is required. The rest of the applications, verifications, payments, and issues of certificates are now all done online.

Says Udit Jain, director, ONE Group: “For the Indian real estate industry, the transition to a completely faceless property registration system is a highly positive and progressive step. This shift will make property transactions faster, more transparent, and less dependent on paperwork or human intervention. It also sets the foundation for a fully digital real estate ecosystem, where processes such as financing, verification, and resale can happen seamlessly online.”

This move is being seen as a sign of development and growth for the country.

Mohit Mittal, CEO, MORES, adds, "Once backed by robust data integration between banks, registries, and developers, this could significantly reduce fraud, improve transparency, and bring much-needed efficiency to property transactions across the country.”

The Apex Court Promotes Blockchain For Property Registration

In addition to this, the Supreme Court has advocated the use of Blockchain technology to bring about transparency in property registrations.

A Supreme Court Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that the time has come to simplify the sale and purchase of property. Blockchain tech involves a safe transaction between the buyer and seller, ensuring corruption is curbed.

Advocate Mayank Arora, partner, The Chambers of Bharat Chugh, says, "In the medium term, Blockchain and traditional registration will move in tandem and are likely to coexist. I also have my doubts on the adoption of the new digital process, since when it comes to property, the buyers and sellers still trust physical paperwork. While the technology might be ready to use, the law and the confidence of the stakeholders are yet to catch up."

How Should These Risks Be Handled

Aside from Blockchain, even the digitalisation of buying a property is not trusted compared to the traditional way of paperwork and visits to the sub-registrar.

Adds Arora; “India’s move toward faceless, fully digital property registration promises to replace endless paperwork, long queues, and middlemen with transparent, technology-driven efficiency. However, every such technological leap brings a new generation of legal risks that both buyers and sellers must understand before clicking 'Register'. Compliance remains a question that has to be answered. In addition, the law is adapting, but prudence remains timeless.”

The conclusion is simple: this step of digitalisation is huge, but it comes with its own set of risks, which can only be curbed through awareness and caution.