Liability Affidavit-cum-Indemnity Bond (Estate Office Annexure-2)

ਸਟਾਂਪ ਡਿਊਟੀ

Rs 100 non-judicial stamp paper, in the transferee's own name — that's what the Estate Office's Annexure-2 is written for and what the Sub-Registrar's counter expects. Charged under Article 4 (Affidavit) read with Article 34 (Indemnity Bond, since clause 10 is a real indemnity) — ss.5/6, Stamp Act aggregate distinct matters or charge the higher. Over-stamping is never a defect — pay more if told a different figure. Buy from an authorised vendor up to Rs 50,000, or the Central Treasury above that; deficiency is deposited at SBI, Sector 17. A Rs 100 affidavit is one of the few Chandigarh instruments you CAN e-stamp — sampark.chd.nic.in caps individual e-stamps at Rs 500. Buy in the transferee's name, not the seller's/dealer's/advocate's. Stamp paper does NOT expire (Thiruvengada Pillai v Navaneethammal, (2008) 4 SCC 530) — the 6-month rule is only the refund window. Unstamped: inadmissible and impoundable until duty+penalty paid (s.35). The accompanying DEED's duty is separate and not covered by this Rs 100: Sale/Gift/Conveyance/Sub-Conveyance 5% of value or consideration (whichever higher — confirm 5%, not the commonly-misquoted 6%, at the Sub-Registrar); Exchange 3%; Family Settlement 2%; Lease-rights transfer by sale 3%; blood-relations transfer exempt; Will nil. Valuation runs on collector rates (1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027): residential Sectors 1-12 Rs 2,37,900/sq yd, 14-37 Rs 1,81,300, 38+ Rs 1,33,200; Sector 17 commercial (SCO/SCF) Rs 5,92,200/sq yd. Rule 15, Chandigarh Estate Rules puts BOTH stamp duty and registration fee on the transferee. No Punjab counterpart — Punjab urban property runs on the jamabandi/mutation chain or authority transfer-permission forms, not an Estate Officer's file.

ਰਜਿਸਟਰੀ

Not registrable — s.17 doesn't reach fact-statements, undertakings, or an indemnity; nothing here moves a property interest. It's an ANNEXURE filed WITH the deed, part of the file that reaches the Estate Office — so it must be ready on the day. Auto-mutation SOP (10 July 2025): the deed transfers digitally to the Estate Office, the mutation case opens automatically, and an SMS goes to your mobile; scrutiny is 2 hours (leasehold, valid NOC) or 4 hours (freehold). Reported, unverified: the indemnity bond merges with the Sub-Registrar's, and mutation itself completes in 2 working days (leasehold-NOC) or 7 (freehold) — an internal target, not what you can appeal on. The ENFORCEABLE clock is the Right to Service notification (30 March 2026): 30 days for a sale/gift change of ownership, 40 where a public notice is needed, both from a complete application — appeal ladder: Assistant Estate Officer, then Estate Officer, then Secretary Estate. The DEED's own registration: fee 1% (cap Rs 10,000) plus Rs 20 pasting; freehold sale/gift/exchange in TRIPLICATE, else duplicate; photos of executants/claimants affixed; narrow hours — presentation noon-1pm, registration 3-5pm, return 9-11am a week later. LEASEHOLD: the Estate Office NOC and one-third unearned-increase (Rule 7(ii)) must complete BEFORE registration (Rule 7(i) bars transfer for 15 years from allotment); the NOC is a 50-day Right-to-Service item. Post-registration mutation needs no application and is free. Documents executed ABROAD need Finance Department embossing first.

ਨੋਟਰੀ

Have it notarised — the counter may want more. Current checklists say a notarised affidavit replaces Executive Magistrate attestation EXCEPT where law/policy requires otherwise (scope unconfirmed); older Annexure-2 forms still show the Executive Magistrate line. Ask which applies; if unclear, get BOTH — there's no later counter to fix a refused affidavit. Use a Notary Public (Notaries Act, 1952) practising in Chandigarh (a notary must act within their area). The deponent appears in person with original photo ID; the notary completes the jurat, seals it, and logs a register number — ask for that number on the affidavit itself. A fee applies. Never sign at home and backdate — a false jurat is itself a false statement. Transferee ABROAD: swear before an Indian Consular officer, or notarise-and-apostille locally — then get it embossed by the Finance Department, Chandigarh Administration before use (foreign notaries never mention this; every checklist requires it). Notarisation doesn't verify what you swore or check Estate Office records — run 'Know Your Dues'/'Know Your Property' on estateoffice.chd.gov.in yourself first.

ਗਵਾਹ

Two witnesses attest (Estate Office format) — full name, parentage, address, mobile; untraceable means no witness. Use adults of sound mind, unconnected, traceable later. A witness attests the signature only — no adoption of what's sworn, no indemnity liability. The DEED is stricter: two witnesses, the FIRST qualifying under para 127, Punjab Registration Manual (Lambardar/Sarpanch/Panch rurally, or councillor/gazetted officer/advocate), both known to each other, the first known to the Sub-Registrar. Bring witnesses who satisfy the deed's rule and let them attest this too. Illiterate/thumb-impression deponent: someone certifies the contents were read/explained/understood. Corporate/HUF signatory: attach the authority document — no witness count substitutes.