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Deed of Cancellation of a Registered Instrument

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Price
Free
Stamp duty
A pure cancellation, transferring nothing back, is chargeable under Article 17 — a small fixed sum, needing two witnesses' attestation.
Registration
Register it too, matching the record to the original; disputes may need court relief instead.
Witnesses
Two witnesses are prudent for a substantive registered cancellation deed.

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Also called

  • registered instrument cancellation deed
  • deed cancelling registered agreement
  • registered document cancellation

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For formally cancelling a registered instrument, entered on the registration record too — covers a registered agreement to sell, assignment, lease or development agreement, only where law/vested rights permit. Identify the instrument, the cancellation basis, unwind payments/possession, address third parties, state surviving clauses.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

A pure cancellation, transferring nothing back, is chargeable under Article 17 — a small fixed sum, needing two witnesses' attestation. Punjab prices only a POA's cancellation; Chandigarh has no cancellation row — ask the Sub-Registrar. A SEPARATE claim/share given up is a Release under Article 55 instead. Where the cancelled instrument was a completed sale/conveyance, the Sub-Registrar may charge the full reconveyance rate — 7.25% Punjab, 5% Chandigarh (3% lease rights), on the higher of consideration/Collector rate. Stamp before signing; unstamped is inadmissible until duty+penalty paid (s.35, s.17).

Registration

Register it too, matching the record to the original; disputes may need court relief instead.

Notarisation

Notarisation does not replace registration.

Witnesses

Two witnesses are prudent for a substantive registered cancellation deed.

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DEED OF CANCELLATION OF A REGISTERED INSTRUMENT

Date: 1 April 2026

  1. 1. EXECUTANTS AND REGISTERED INSTRUMENT

First party: Harpreet Singh, Sector 35, Chandigarh. Second party: Aarav Sharma, Sector 21, Panchkula.

Property: Plot 118, Sector 35-A, Chandigarh (Plot/land), Residential plot measuring 500 square yards.. Registered instrument: Registered agreement no. 881 dated 10 May 2026, Sub-Registrar Mohali. Instrument kind: Registered agreement to sell.

  1. 2. LEGAL BASIS

Cancellation basis: All executants mutually consent and the instrument can lawfully be cancelled by registered deed. Details: Clause 18 permits mutual termination; all executants consent..

By this deed the First Party and the Second Party cancel the registered instrument identified in clause 1, with effect from the date of this deed and to the extent clause 4 states.

  1. 3. PERFORMANCE AND RESTITUTION

Performance status: No material performance beyond refundable payments.

Refund amount: ₹10,00,000 (Rupees Ten Lakh only). Refund status: Refund paid simultaneously with cancellation.

  1. 4. RELEASE AND SURVIVING TERMS

Release scope: Parties mutually release rights arising only under the identified instrument.

  1. 5. REGISTRATION

Registration instruction: Register this cancellation against the identified instrument.

The parties intend this deed to affect only the identified registered instrument and only to the extent the selected cancellation route is legally effective.

  1. 6. EXECUTION

 
 
______________________________
Signature
First party: Harpreet Singh
Place: ____________________
Date: 1 April 2026

 
 
______________________________
Signature
Second party: Aarav Sharma
Place: ____________________
Date: 1 April 2026

 
 
______________________________
Signature
Witness 1: Neeraj Khanna
Place: ____________________
Date: 1 April 2026

 
 
______________________________
Signature
Witness 2: Simran Kaur
Place: ____________________
Date: 1 April 2026

PERSONAL DATA NOTICE

This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

Personal data in this document is collected only to document, register and evidence cancellation of the identified registered property instrument, communicate about that purpose, verify expressly supplied transaction information, and retain an evidentiary record.

The record will be held by Kagaznama and may be shown only to the buyer, seller, promoter/developer, authorised broker, advocate, lender, escrow holder, tax adviser, registering authority or other person directly involved in the stated cancellation, refund or settlement.

Questions about this document

Does the Deed of Cancellation of a Registered Instrument need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

A pure cancellation, transferring nothing back, is chargeable under Article 17 — a small fixed sum, needing two witnesses' attestation.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses
Does the Deed of Cancellation of a Registered Instrument need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Register it too, matching the record to the original; disputes may need court relief instead.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses
What does the Deed of Cancellation of a Registered Instrument cost on Kagaznama?

Free.

Documents are free. Kits are free during our launch.

Does the Deed of Cancellation of a Registered Instrument need witnesses?

Two witnesses are prudent for a substantive registered cancellation deed.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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