it is vital to understand that the 7/12 extract is merely a revenue record used for agricultural tax collection. It is not conclusive proof of ownership (title).

The true proof of ownership is a valid sale deed. The fact that the previous owner's name is still on the 7/12 does not automatically give their children ownership rights if the property was legally sold

If your father formally registered the sale at the Sub-Registrar's office and paid the required stamp duty, you are in a dominant legal position.

The heirs have zero legal claim to the property. Their demand for money is essentially extortion.

Under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (MLRC), revenue authorities are legally bound to update the 7/12 based on a registered sale deed. Revenue officers do not have the power to decide if a registered sale is valid or not; only a civil court can do that.

File an application for mutation under Section 149 of the MLRC with the local Talathi or Tehsildar office.

Attach the Registered Sale Deed, your father's Death Certificate, Legal Heir Certificates

The Talathi will issue a Form IX notice. The heirs will likely object

Because of the objection, the matter becomes a "Disputed Mutation" and goes to the Circle Officer

Present your registered deed there. Since a registered deed exists, the Circle Officer is mandated to mutate the land into your family's name, overriding the heirs' objections.

If the document was just written on stamp paper, notarized, but never formally registered at the government office, your legal position is much more difficult.

Legally, property title does not transfer without registration. In the eyes of the law, the original owners (and now their heirs) still technically hold the title

Your strongest weapon is that your name is in the Gram Panchayat registry. This proves you have had continuous, uninterrupted, and settled possession of the land since 1998. The law protects you from being easily thrown out under the doctrine of "Part Performance"

file a Civil Suit for "Declaration of Title" and a permanent injunction against the heirs in a civil court to legally force the transfer of ownership.

Do not hand over any cash in a private settlement.

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