• Gift of property

We are five 3+2 brothers and sisters . Our ancestrol house in amritsar has been divided by registrar equally after demise of our mother 1988 .,our father died in 1972. 
We want to gift our share to our widow sister in law age 70 yrs who is alone staying in that house . How to gift without paying any stamp duty .
Asked 4 years ago in Property Law
Religion: Hindu

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18 Answers

Hi,a gift deed can be registered in favour of your sister ..No Stamp duty has to be paid in gift deed ..However,the nominal registration charges has to be paid ..

Hemant Chaudhary
Advocate, Gurgaon
4630 Answers
67 Consultations

Haryana charges stamp duty at 7% for transferring property even to family members while in case of women it is 5%.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
22989 Answers
31 Consultations

Minimal charges have to be paid for gift deed

Rahul Jatain
Advocate, Rohtak
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- The Gift deed allows you to gift your property/assets or transfer ownership without any exchange of money.

- Further , to gift immovable property, you just have to draft the document on a stamp paper, have it attested by two witnesses .

- Further ,as per Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 registering a gift deed with the sub-registrar is mandatory , failing which the transfer will be invalid.

- Further , if you want to gift movable property like jewellery, registration is not compulsory.

- However, in Haryana , there is no stamp duty on transfer of immovable property to blood relations, including children, grandchildren, spouse, brothers and sisters.

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
14460 Answers
221 Consultations

You have to pay stamp duty on execution of gift deed in favour of sister in law 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
96856 Answers
7813 Consultations

Gift deed can be executed but stamp duty is payable 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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7813 Consultations

All the shareholders can execute a registered release deed in favor of the widow sister in relinquishing your rights in the property.

This registered transfer in her favor shall make her an absolute owner with clear and marketable title to the property.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2338 Consultations

The applicable stamp duty has to be paid for executing the rgistered release deed ion her favor relinquishing your rights in the property.

You cannot avoid paying the applicable stamp duty and registration charges.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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The gift deed has to be made and registered. Then she may take possession. Stamp duty has to be paid. You cannot escape that.

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
14107 Answers
65 Consultations

The property can be transferred by making a gift deed and all of you must sign it. Stamp duty has to be paid.

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
14107 Answers
65 Consultations

You can execute a registered gift deed in this case in favour of your sister. 

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
32457 Answers
200 Consultations

Yes,Definitely you may do it but Registration charges of Gift deed may be payable by you to registering authorities under the law. 

Ramesh Pandey
Advocate, Mumbai
2541 Answers
8 Consultations

You can execute gift deed in favour of her. This will give her full rights upon the property and you will not have to pay any charges/stamp duty.

Nikhil Gupta
Advocate, Yamunanagar
146 Answers
1 Consultation

No, you must have to pay the stamp duty.

Swarupananda Neogi
Advocate, Kolkata
2973 Answers
6 Consultations

No stamp duty if gifted to family members. Only regular Registration charges will apply.


As per HSA sister in law and daughter are family members who are entitled for gift which doesn't attract stamp duty except regular registration charges. 

Ramesh Pandey
Advocate, Mumbai
2541 Answers
8 Consultations

1. All legal heirs who want to give their share to one joint owner should execute relinquishment deed in favour of beneficiary if she is also co-owner of that property.

2. If she is not co-owner then all share holders should execute gift deed in favour of your sister in law. 

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
10687 Answers
7 Consultations

Stamp duty is a state subject. It varies from state to state. In certain states, transfer of property attracts very less duty in case of gifts to relatives. 

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19306 Answers
32 Consultations

You can execute gift deed but you have to pay stamp duty. 

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19306 Answers
32 Consultations

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