Stamp Duty & Registration Charges in Chandigarh

Registration of Property / Wills / other documents

1. TIMING SCHEDULE (Working Hours)

Inspection of Documents 9.00 A.M. TO 10.00 A.M.

Presentation of Documents 12.00 NOON TO 1.00 P.M.

For Registration 3.00 P.M. TO 5.00 P.M.

Return of Documents after one week of 9.00 A.M. TO 11.00 A.M.

Presentation

Attestation of Documents 11.00 A.M. TO 1.00 P.M. & 3.00 P.M. TO 4.00
P.M.

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2. PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION

The documents i.e. Sale Deed, Agreement to Sale, Lease Deed, Rent Deed, Family Settlement, Partnership Deed, Gift
Deed, GPA/SPANVill etc. are registered by this office under Indian Registration Act-1908 and Registration Manual. The
documents duly executed in true form between the parties as per procedure laid down in the Act ibid are presented for
registration before the Sub Registrar. After satisfying.the proper stamp duty and documentation & after ascertain the
contents of the documents from the executor the same is ordered to be registeretl after verifying the identification of
the executants from the two witnesses both the witnesses must be known to each other and the first witness required
to be known to the Sub Registrar i.e. Lambardar, Sarpanch, Member Panchayat (for rural area), councilor, Gazetted
officer, Advocates. The documents after registration are delivered to the concerned parties on the same day.

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3. MINIMUM COLLECTOR RATE FOR CHARGING STAMP DUTY ON THE SALE DEED/LEASE RIGHT OF TRANSFER DEED/GIFT
DEED, as updated on 15-09-2012

S. No. Area Approximate value of Plot

URBAN AREA

Commercial

1. (a) Indl. Area Ph-I & II Chandigarh Rs. 54,912/- per sq yds.
(b) Coal Depots, Chakki sites in UT. Iron Rs. 61,776/- per sq yds.
Market, Timber Market & Transport Area

2. (a) Motor Market Complex Commercial Rs. 1,02,960/- per sq. yds.
(Booths) in Manimajra Rs. 2,40,240/- per sq. yds.
(b) Shivalik Enclave Manimajra Rs. 2,40,240/- per sq. yds.
(Commercial) (SCO)

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 (c) Milk Colony, Dhanas

3. (a) Booth in Sec 17, 19, 34, 22 & 35 Rs. 3,08,880/- per sq. yds.

(b) Booth in Sec 7, 8, 9, 26, 16, 18, 20 Rs. 2,47,104/- per sq. yds.
& 21 Rs. 1,71,600/- per sq. yds.
(c) Booth in Sec 23, 24, 32, 37, 38 &
other Sectors

4. (a) SCO in Sector 17, Chd Rs. 4,80,480/- per sq. yds.
(b) SCO on Madhya Marg Sub Rs. 3,43,200/- per sq. yds.
City Centre SCO 34, Sec 22 and Sec 35- Rs. 2,05,920/- per sq. yds.
34 dividing road.
(I) G. floor-Rs. 19,800/- per sq. fts
(c) Other SCO
(ii)11, floor-Rs. 17,600/- per sq. fts
(d) Indl. Plots/Shops which have
(iii) 2nd floor & onwards Rs. 16,500/-per
be converted into commercial with the
sq. fts
permission of Estate Office

RESIDENTAL URBEN AREA

5 Per sq. yds/Residential Rs. 54,912/-

6. Housing Board Flats/ Industrial Houses Rs. 54,912/- Per sq yds (Independent)
Rs. 20,592/- per sq. yds (G. Floor)

Rs. 16,016/- per sq. yds (131 Floor)

Rs. 11,440/- per sq. yds (2nd Floor)

Rs. 6,864/- per sq. yds (3,d Floor)

7. Cheap House 34,32,000/-

8 (a) Shivalik Enclave (Residential) Rs. 34, 320/- Per Sq Yards

(b) Milk Colony, Dhanas (Residential) Rs. 34, 320/- Per Sq Yards

RURAL AREA (AGRICULTURE)

9. All (a) Agricultural Land Rs. 77,00,000/- per Acre Rs. 19,25,000/-
villages in (b) Gair Mumkin Jhund, Khadan nadi and per 2 kanals Rs. 44,00,000/- per Acre.
U.T. Chd. Banjar Kadim etc. Rs. 11,00,000/- per 2 kanals

RURAL (RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL)

10. (a) Residential area Abadi Deh and Rs. 6,864/- per Sq. yds
Villages Extended Abadi. Rs. 13,728/- per sq. yds
Under MC (b) Commercial Areas

11. Other (a) Residential area Abadi Deh and Rs. 4,576/- per Sq. yds
Villages of Extended Abadi. Rs. 9,152/- per sq. yds
U.T., Chd. (b) Commercial Areas

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 Note:- For the calculation of value of constructed/covered area per sq. ft., the following criteria is
fixed for charging stamp duty.

(FOR URBAN AREA ONLY)

1. Less than 10 yrs old :- Rs. 1012/- per sq. ft.

2. 10 or more than 10 yrs old :- Rs. 506/- per sq. ft.

(FOR RURAL AREA ONLY)

1. Kacha House/Girder & Batten Roof House :- Rs. 121/- per sq. ft.
2. RCC House :- Rs.222/- per sq. ft. (10 or more than
10 yrs old)

:- Rs. 446/- per sq. ft. (Less than 10 yrs

old)

The committee unanimously decided to enhance the Collector rate at the rate 10% of the pervious Collector rate for all kinds of
properties in the Union Territory Chandigarh.

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4. COLLECTION OF STAMP DUTY THROUGH STATE BANK OF INDIA

This office is collecting the Stamp Duty in the shape of Non-judicial Stamp Papers through authorized Stamp Vendors
(maximum 50,000) Central Treasury (above 50,000) or certificate in respect of Stamp Duty u/s 42 of the Indian Stamp
Act, 1899 from the Collector (Treasury Officer). The Challan Form is also available from the Treasury branch of State
Bank of India. The same is also passed by the Central Treasury UT Chandigarh. The payment regarding Stamp Duty/
Deficiency of Stamp Duty is to be deposited in the State Bank of India (Treasury Branch) Sector -17, Near K.C. Cinema,
Chandigarh.

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5. RATES OF STAMP DUTY

The Stamp Duty is chargeable in the following documents in the UT Chandigarh are given below:

Documents Stamp Duty

Sale Deed/Gift Deed 6%

Transfer of Lease Right Deed 3%

Exchange Deed on the higher value of the property 3%

Lease Deed 1-5 years 1.5%

Lease Deed 1-10 years 3%

Lease Deed 1-15 years 6%

Lease Deed 1-20 years 6%

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 Lease Deed above 20 years 6%

On Security/Advance amount if any 3%

Mortgage Deed Without Possession 1.5%

Mortgage Deed With Possession 3%

Trust Deed Rs. 50/-

Family Settlement Rs. 50/-

Amendment Deed Rs. 5/-

Relinquishment Deed Rs. 50/-

Redemption Deed Rs. 30/-

Award/Decree 1.5%

Partnership Deed Rs. 25/-

General Power of Attorney Rs. 15/-

Cancellation of GPA Rs. 15/-

Special Power of Attorney Rs. 5/-

Cancellation of SPA Rs. 5/-

Adoption Deed Rs. 40/-

Sub General Power of Attorney Rs. 15/-

Cancellation of Sub GPA Rs. 15/-

WILL/Cancellation of WILL --

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6. REGISTRATION FEES

As per Registration Department's notification bearing No. 7293-FDII (6)-82/19590, dated the 24th December 1982, the
following is the registration fees leviable on the registration of documents:

For all optionally registrable Rs. 50

documents except lease deeds

For all compulsorily registrable 1 percent of the value of the

documents (other than leases of immovable document, subject to a minimum of Rs.50 and
property) maximum of Rs.10,000

If the value or consideration be only partly Rs. 100

expressed (in addition to the ad valorem fee
as above on the v a lue o r consideration
money expressed), If t h e v a l u e or

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consideration be not at all expressed

For lease of immovable property and At the rates given in clause (b) above, on the
surrender of leases. amount of rent of which stamp duty has been
assessed under Article 35 of Schedule 1-A to the
Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and it the lease be exempt
from stamp duty four rupees.

Note:

Such fee in the case of duplicates, if presented with the original, shall be two rupees only, Duplicates, if not
presented along with the originals shall be treated like the originals.

The registration fee to be paid on partition deeds shall be calculated on the value of the share or shares on which
stamp duty has been assessed under Article 45 of Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

In Book No. 3 register of WILLS and authorities to adopt: -

Authorities to adopt Rs. 100

For the registration of Wills

(a) When the valuation of the property be queathed does not exceed Rs. 1,000

(b) When the valuation exceeds Rs. 1,000 Rs. 200

When the value of the property bequeathed is not expressed.

In Book No. 4 miscellaneous register for documents under clauses (d) and (f) of Section 18 of the aforesaid Act of
1908.AII non-testamentary instruments relating to Book IV including sale certificate presented for registration in original:
-

for the registration of Special Power of Attorney Rs. 25

for the registration of General Power of Attorney Rs. 50

for the registration of an Adoption Deed Rs. 100

for the registration of any other document which cannot be brought under the Rs. 50
ad-valorem scale prescribed by the proceeding clauses of this Table i.e. which
is incapable of valuation

for the registration of Trust Deed Half of the

amount of

stamp duty

payable on the

deed of this
nature, subject to
a minimum of fifty

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 rupees.

In the Article III, for Para (a) and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: -

When pages do not exceed five and are not more than twenty years old Rs. 100

For every page in excess of five pages which are not more than twenty years old Rs. 15

When pages do not exceed five and are more than twenty years old Rs. 175

For every page in excess of five pages which are more than twenty years old Rs. 20

Pasting Fee Rs. 20

This notification shall come into force on and with effect from 4th May 2006.

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7. PROCEDURE FOR CERTIFIED COPIES

Registering officers to allow inspection of certain books and indexes, and to give certified copies of entries who will apply
on a application mentioned full particulars of the documents i.e. Registration No, Book No, Date and Volume No, affixed
Court fee stamp worth Rs.-21- along with blank stamp paper worth Rs. 3/-

Subject to the previous payment of the fees payable in that behalf, the Books Nos.1 and 2 and the Indexes
relating to Book No.1 shall be all time open to inspection by any person applying to inspect the same; and,
subject to the provisions of section62, copies of entries in such books shall be given to all persons applying for
such copies.

Subject to the same provisions, copies of entries in Book No.3 and in the Index relating thereto shall be give to
the persons executing the documents to which such entries relate, or to their agents, and after the death of
the executants (but not before) to any person applying for such copies.

Subject to the same provisions, copies of entries in Book No.4 and in the Index relating thereto shall be given
to any person executing or claiming under the documents to which such entries respectively refer, or to his
agent or representative.

The requisite search under this section for entries in Book Nos. 3 and 4 shall be made only by the registering
officer.

All copies given under this section shall be signed and sealed by the registering officer, and shall be signed and
sealed by the registering officer, and shall be admissible for the purpose of proving the contents of the original
documents.

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