A rectification deed is an important legal instrument that gives buyers and sellers the scope to correct mistakes in documents like sale deeds and title deeds. It is also referred to as a deed of confirmation, supplementary deed, amendment deed, etc.

By creating a rectification deed, an individual can rectify several mistakes, involving spelling errors, typing errors, mistakes in property description, etc. A supplementary deed can also be created, to make additions or subtractions in the original deed.

The law does not say anything about the timeline within which an error or a mistake in any document should be corrected. As and when any party involved in the transaction realises that incorrect information or typing errors are present in the property document, they should bring it to the notice of the other party involved in the transaction and get the mistake corrected, through the creation of a rectification deed.

The deed must mention the personal information of the parties involved in the transaction, along with the details of the original deed. It also has to clearly mention the error that needs to be rectified. The parties will also have to furnish an undertaking, stating that no changes have been made in the original format and character of the sale deed.