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Sale Deed for a Plot

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Price
Free
Stamp duty
PUNJAB: 5% (Sch.I-A/23) + 1% Social Infra Cess + 1% PIDB + 0.25% SIDF = 7.25%, on the higher of consideration/Collector rate; reg. fee 1% (cap Rs 2,00,000); facilitation Rs 1,000/3,000/5,000 (≤10L/≤30L/>30L); pasting Rs 200. CHANDIGARH: 5%; reg. fee 1% (cap Rs 10,000); pasting Rs 20; lease-transfer 3%.
Registration
Compulsorily registrable (Registration Act 1908 s.17): correctly identified, executed by competent parties, presented within four months (s.23), extendable only on s.25's limited terms.
Witnesses
Two witnesses are prudent and customary for execution/registration practice.

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Also called

  • plot sale deed
  • conveyance deed for plot
  • registered plot transfer

When you need it

For completing an outright plot purchase with the final registered instrument that transfers title. Unlike an agreement to sell, the deed must identify the plot with registration-grade certainty, recite the title source, state the payment trail, allocate possession/dues, address encumbrances (TP Act 1882 s.54; Registration Act 1908).

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Calculate stamp/registration from the transaction-date local schedule. The closing title instrument, not a booking form.

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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

PUNJAB: 5% (Sch.I-A/23) + 1% Social Infra Cess + 1% PIDB + 0.25% SIDF = 7.25%, on the higher of consideration/Collector rate; reg. fee 1% (cap Rs 2,00,000); facilitation Rs 1,000/3,000/5,000 (≤10L/≤30L/>30L); pasting Rs 200. CHANDIGARH: 5%; reg. fee 1% (cap Rs 10,000); pasting Rs 20; lease-transfer 3%. No cess/board fee/women's concession — the '6%' figure isn't in the Administration's schedule; confirm at the Sub-Registrar. Duty due at execution (s.17); unstamped = inadmissible until duty+10x penalty (s.35).

Registration

Compulsorily registrable (Registration Act 1908 s.17): correctly identified, executed by competent parties, presented within four months (s.23), extendable only on s.25's limited terms.

Notarisation

Doesn't replace compulsory registration — execute and register the deed; needed only if a separate affidavit requires it.

Witnesses

Two witnesses are prudent and customary for execution/registration practice.

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SALE DEED FOR A PLOT

Deed date: 1 April 2026

  1. 1. PARTIES AND TITLE

Seller: Harpreet Singh, of Sector 35, Chandigarh. Buyer: Aarav Sharma, of Sector 21, Panchkula.

The Seller states that title is derived through Sale deed no. 2345 dated 10 June 2018. Title-chain summary: Seller purchased from previous owner under registered deed and mutation stands recorded..

  1. 2. PROPERTY

The property conveyed is Plot 118, Sector 35-A, Chandigarh, being Plot/land, described as Residential plot measuring 500 square yards., plot no. 118.

  1. 3. CONSIDERATION

Total sale consideration: ₹2,50,00,000 (Rupees Two Crore Fifty Lakh only). Amount received before execution: ₹50,00,000 (Rupees Fifty Lakh only). Balance paid at execution: ₹2,00,00,000 (Rupees Two Crore only).

Payment mode: Bank transfer. Payment references: UTR HDFC260915001 and DD 882211.

  1. 4. TRANSFER AND POSSESSION

The Seller hereby conveys the property to the Buyer together with the rights lawfully appurtenant to it, subject only to matters expressly disclosed in this deed.

Possession: Vacant physical possession is delivered on registration. Possession date: 2 April 2026.

  1. 5. ENCUMBRANCES AND DUES

Encumbrance position: Property is conveyed free from undisclosed mortgages, charges, agreements and litigation.

Dues allocation: Seller bears dues up to possession; buyer bears dues thereafter.

  1. 6. DOCUMENTS AND INDEMNITY

Original-document status: Original title documents are handed to buyer at registration.

Seller indemnity: Seller indemnifies buyer against undisclosed pre-transfer title defects and seller-period dues.

  1. 7. EXECUTION

 
 
______________________________
Signature
Seller: Harpreet Singh
Place: ____________________
Date: 1 April 2026

 
 
______________________________
Signature
Buyer: 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 execute, register and evidence the conveyance of the identified plot, communicate about that purpose, verify expressly supplied information, complete the property transaction or filing, and retain an evidentiary record.

The record will be held by Kagaznama and may be shown only to the buyer, seller, authorised broker, advocate, bank, registering authority, revenue authority, society/developer, tax authority or other person directly involved in the stated transaction.

What this document is for

A seller and a buyer use this to complete the sale of a plot of land in Punjab or Chandigarh outright — a residential, commercial or industrial site, bought to build on or to hold, rather than a flat or a built house. This is the closing instrument, not a booking form: it is what actually transfers title, after an Agreement to Sell has usually already fixed the price and the payment schedule.

Because a plot has no building to help identify it, this deed leans heavily on getting the plot itself right — the plot number, the survey or khasra number, the exact area, and the title chain that shows how the seller came to own it — since a vague description is the surest way to have the Sub-Registrar decline the document or to leave the buyer arguing later about exactly what was bought.

Stamp paper and registration

Stamp paper needed

Yes

Typical stamp duty — Punjab

7.25% of the higher of the sale consideration and the Collector rate — 5% stamp duty plus a 1% Social Infrastructure Cess, a 1% Punjab Infrastructure Development Board fee and a 0.25% Special Infrastructure Development Fee, stacked on the same value. Registration fee is a further 1%, capped at Rs 2,00,000, plus a facilitation charge that rises with the price and a Rs 200 pasting fee.

Typical stamp duty — Chandigarh

Ask us — The Administration's published schedule states 5% for a freehold sale and 3% for a transfer of lease rights, and says nothing about the 6% figure many property portals repeat. But the template's own drafting notes record that this Chandigarh schedule carries no notification number behind it, so the rate cannot be traced to its source — confirm the current figure at the Sub-Registrar before buying stamp, rather than relying on the published table alone.

Registration at the Sub-Registrar

Yes — Compulsory under section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908. Present the deed within four months of execution; a further four months is possible only on payment of a penalty.

Notary or witnesses

Notarisation does not replace the compulsory registration. Two witnesses are the prudent, customary practice for signing and registering this kind of deed.

What you will need before you start

  • The seller's and the buyer's full names and addresses
  • The plot number and a full description of the property — area, boundaries and the identifiers a Sub-Registrar will check against the title record
  • How the seller acquired the plot, and a short summary of the title chain behind that acquisition
  • The full payment trail — what was received before this deed, what balance is paid at execution, and the mode and references for each payment
  • A clear statement of what, if anything, is disclosed as an encumbrance on the plot, and how any subsisting dues are being allocated between seller and buyer
  • Two witnesses to the signing

Common mistakes

  • Describing the plot loosely instead of with the exact plot, survey or khasra number and area the title record uses — the commonest reason a plot sale deed is held up.
  • Assuming Chandigarh's rate is 6% because that figure circulates widely, when the Administration's own schedule states 5% — though the schedule itself has no traceable notification behind it, so it is worth confirming either way.
  • Registering the sale before an existing mortgage or charge on the plot has actually been released, leaving the buyer exposed to the seller's lender.

Questions people ask before using this document

How is this different from an Agreement to Sell for the same plot?

An Agreement to Sell is a promise to sell, usually made once earnest money changes hands and before the full price is paid. This Sale Deed is the actual conveyance — the registered instrument that transfers title once the balance is paid. Most plot purchases use both, in that order, but only this deed moves ownership.

Is Chandigarh stamp duty on a plot really 5%, or is it 6%?

The Chandigarh Administration's published schedule states 5% for a freehold plot sale, not 6%, but the schedule itself carries no traceable notification number behind it. Confirm the exact current figure with the Sub-Registrar before you buy the stamp, rather than relying on the published table or on what a property portal states.

Why does the deed ask for so much detail about the plot itself?

Because a plot has no building to help identify it, the Sub-Registrar and any later buyer rely entirely on the plot number, the survey or khasra reference and the exact area stated in the deed. A vague description is the commonest reason a plot sale deed gets held up at registration or disputed later.

What if there is an existing loan or mortgage on the plot?

Say so. The deed lets the seller either declare the plot free of undisclosed charges, or list a specific encumbrance and state how it will be cleared — commonly by having the lender release its charge at or before registration. Signing over a plot with an undisclosed mortgage still standing exposes the buyer to that lender later.

Does possession of the plot pass on the date I sign, or on registration?

The deed asks you to state this explicitly: possession can be delivered on registration itself, confirmed as already having been delivered earlier under an existing agreement, or fixed for a separate later date. Whichever it is, ownership itself only passes once the deed is properly stamped and registered — signing alone does not transfer title.

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Questions about this document

Does the Sale Deed for a Plot need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

PUNJAB: 5% (Sch.I-A/23) + 1% Social Infra Cess + 1% PIDB + 0.25% SIDF = 7.25%, on the higher of consideration/Collector rate; reg. fee 1% (cap Rs 2,00,000); facilitation Rs 1,000/3,000/5,000 (≤10L/≤30L/>30L); pasting Rs 200. CHANDIGARH: 5%; reg. fee 1% (cap Rs 10,000); pasting Rs 20; lease-transfer 3%.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses
Does the Sale Deed for a Plot need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Compulsorily registrable (Registration Act 1908 s.17): correctly identified, executed by competent parties, presented within four months (s.23), extendable only on s.25's limited terms.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses
What does the Sale Deed for a Plot cost on Kagaznama?

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Does the Sale Deed for a Plot need witnesses?

Two witnesses are prudent and customary for execution/registration practice.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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