The Supreme Court has on November 20, 2023 emphasised that revenue records are not documents of title, as it set aside a Karnataka High Court's order and dismissed a civil suit decreed in favour of plaintiff on the basis of revenue documents, which were essentially fiscal in nature. Other documents used to establish ownership include the record of rights (document with details of the property), property tax receipts, and survey documents. However, these documents are not a government guaranteed title to the property, but only a record of the transfer of property