New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Joint property owners can now apply to divide their plots based on their recorded ownership shares and obtain individual A-eKhatas through a new online service launched by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) on its e-Aasthi 2.0 platform.

The service, which was launched on 18 October, is only available for properties that are jointly held under a single A-eKhata. Property owners can avail themselves of this service only if the share of each owner is recorded clearly, with joint owners not necessarily belonging to the same family, according to media reports.

This would allow individual owners to decide what they wish to do with their share of the plot, including selling, gifting, or mortgaging it and obtaining buil...