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Gift Deed to a Charitable Trust

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Stamp duty: Punjab: normally Article 33, 7.25% total. … Chandigarh: 5% (item 2); its blood-relation exemption can't reach a trust either — confirm at Sector 17.
Registration: Compulsory (s.123, TP Act; s.17, Registration Act); 4-month window to present (s.23), limited extension (s.25).
Witnesses: Two attesting witnesses required (s.123).

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Gifting property to a charitable trust, without consideration — proves both a completed gift and the trust's authority to accept. Governed by ss.122-123: registration, two witnesses. Identify the trust's governing instrument, authorised trustee, resolution, charitable object.

A condition must not be a mere power to revoke at will (s.126). Punjab authority property needs s.43(7); Chandigarh sector property goes through the Estate Office. No duty concession confirmed.

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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: normally Article 33, 7.25% total. A trust isn't covered by the blood-relation remission — and s.2(24)(c) makes a charitable disposition a 'settlement', excluded from the gift article; Article 58 may apply instead. Confirm the article with the Sub-Registrar, or adjudicate under s.31. Reg. fee 1% (min Rs 50, max Rs 2L). Chandigarh: 5% (item 2); its blood-relation exemption can't reach a trust either — confirm at Sector 17. Reg. fee 1%, capped at Rs 10,000 plus Rs 20 pasting. Stamp before or at signing (s.17); unstamped is inadmissible until penalty is paid (s.35).

Registration

Compulsory (s.123, TP Act; s.17, Registration Act); 4-month window to present (s.23), limited extension (s.25).

Notarisation

Does not replace compulsory registration.

Witnesses

Two attesting witnesses required (s.123).

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GIFT DEED TO A CHARITABLE TRUST

Deed date: 1 April 2026

Donor: Harpreet Singh, House 118, Sector 21, Chandigarh. Donee: Aarav Singh, House 118, Sector 21, Chandigarh. Relationship: Father and son.

Property: House 118, Sector 21, Chandigarh; Plot 118; conveyance deed 4411. Regime: Punjab freehold/revenue-record property. Donor title: Absolute freehold ownership under Conveyance deed 4411 dated 10 June 2012. Assessment value: ₹1,20,00,000 (Rupees One Crore Twenty Lakh only).

NATURE AND ACCEPTANCE

Transfer basis: Gift is voluntary and without consideration. Donor capacity: Donor is competent and acts voluntarily without coercion. Acceptance: Donee accepts the gift during donor lifetime.

TITLE, DUES AND POSSESSION

Encumbrances: Nil, subject to current property tax. Dues: Property tax paid through 31 March 2026. Possession: Possession delivered on execution and registration.

AUTHORITY AND REGISTRATION

Authority status: Property is freehold and no allotting-authority transfer permission applies. Registration office: Sub-Registrar, Chandigarh.

PROPERTY SCHEDULE

North Plot 117; South Plot 119; East road; West green belt

TRUST CAPACITY

Trust: X, X, under X. Accepting trustee: X, authorised by X.

CHARITABLE OBJECT

Object/use: X. Restriction: Gift is absolute within lawful trust objects. The authorised trustee accepts for the Trust subject only to lawful and governing-instrument-consistent conditions.

TRUST AUTHORITY

Acceptance is by the trust through an authorised trustee acting under the governing deed and resolution. The individual trustee does not receive the property beneficially in a personal capacity.

CHARITABLE USE CONDITION

Any donor-imposed use condition is read with the trust objects and section 126. The deed does not reserve a free-standing right for the donor to take the property back merely because the donor later disagrees with trust administration.

LEGAL BASIS

Punjab: Sections 122 and 123 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 define a gift and require a gift of immovable property to be made by a registered instrument signed by or for the donor and attested by at least two witnesses. The jurisdictional Sub-Registrar receives a registrable property instrument under section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908; section 23 gives four months for presentation and section 25 contains the limited further-period route. Punjab authority-allotted property requires prior permission under section 43(7). A refusal to register follows sections 72 or 73 of the Registration Act, 1908 according to the ground of refusal.

Chandigarh: Sections 122 and 123 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 define a gift and require a gift of immovable property to be made by a registered instrument signed by or for the donor and attested by at least two witnesses. The Sub-Registrar, UT Chandigarh receives a registrable property instrument under the Registration Act, 1908. For a sector/estate property, the registered result must also be reflected in the Estate Office file under the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952 and Chandigarh Estate Rules, 2007. The Chandigarh Estate Office post-registration processing fee was not confirmed. A refusal to register follows sections 72 or 73 of the Registration Act, 1908 according to the ground of refusal.

Questions about this document

Does the Gift Deed to a Charitable Trust need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Punjab: normally Article 33, 7.25% total. … Chandigarh: 5% (item 2); its blood-relation exemption can't reach a trust either — confirm at Sector 17.

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Does the Gift Deed to a Charitable Trust need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Compulsory (s.123, TP Act; s.17, Registration Act); 4-month window to present (s.23), limited extension (s.25).

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

What does the Gift Deed to a Charitable Trust cost on Kagaznama?

Free.

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Does the Gift Deed to a Charitable Trust need witnesses?

Two attesting witnesses required (s.123).

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