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Application to Register a Will

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Stamp duty: Punjab/Chandigarh: no stamp duty on the registration application — the will itself is testamentary, not an inter vivos conveyance.
Registration: Punjab/Chandigarh: optional under section 18(e).
Witnesses: Punjab/Chandigarh: the will itself needs two attesting witnesses (section 63); the registration application needs none separately.

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will registration application
voluntary registration of will

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Present an executed will voluntarily for registration, or, after death, an executor/claimant presents it under the Registration Act — OPTIONAL, not a substitute for valid execution (section 18(e)); section 40 names who may present it. State the original will, presenter capacity, page count, identity evidence and office.

A registered will can still be challenged for capacity, coercion, forgery or improper execution — don't claim registration makes it conclusive. Section 27 lets a will be presented at ANY time (unlike the ordinary four-month rule for other documents). The current local fee wasn't 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/Chandigarh: no stamp duty on the registration application — the will itself is testamentary, not an inter vivos conveyance.

Registration

Punjab/Chandigarh: optional under section 18(e). Section 27 permits presentation at any time; section 40 governs who may present it.

Notarisation

Punjab/Chandigarh: not a substitute for section 63 execution (Indian Succession Act) or for registration where voluntarily sought.

Witnesses

Punjab/Chandigarh: the will itself needs two attesting witnesses (section 63); the registration application needs none separately.

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APPLICATION TO REGISTER A WILL

Application date / execution record: 2 April 2026 at Chandigarh.

Applicant/Presenter: X, connected to testator Harpreet Singh, House 118, Sector 21, Chandigarh. Presentation capacity: Testator presents the will during lifetime. Registration office: X.

Will identified as: X; pages 25,000. Identity evidence: PAN/passport/voter identity and address record. Supporting documents: X.

TESTAMENTARY RECORD

Testator born 1 April 2026, personal-law context Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jain testator, domicile Punjab, marital status Married. Spouse: Naina Singh. Children: Aarav Singh, son; Meera Singh, daughter.. Dependants: Widowed sister receives monthly support..

Estate summary: House 118, Sector 21, Chandigarh; self-acquired.; Bank deposits ending 1188; demat folio ending 4422.; 25% partnership interest in ABC Associates.; Domain names and cloud-stored family photographs; access instructions held separately.; liabilities Home loan already closed; no secured debt.. Prior wills: Earlier will dated 01 January 2020.. Specific bequests: Family jewellery to Meera Singh; car to Aarav Singh.. Residue: Residue passes to the named residuary beneficiary, Aarav Singh and Meera Singh equally.; substitutes If either child predeceases, that child's descendants take that share.. Minor status: All intended beneficiaries are adults. Expenses: Pay lawful debts and administration expenses from residue before distribution.. Wishes: Simple family ceremony; no extravagant expenditure..

Attesting witnesses in the will: Rohan Mehta, Sector 35, Chandigarh; Naina Kapoor, Sector 22, Chandigarh.

REQUEST

Please receive and process the original will for voluntary registration under the Registration Act, 1908.

LEGAL BASIS

Punjab: Section 18(e) of the Registration Act, 1908 makes registration of a will optional; section 27 permits a will to be presented at any time, and section 40 identifies the testator and, after death, specified representatives/persons claiming under the will as presenters. The jurisdictional Sub-Registrar receives the presentation. The Revenue Department's published table, checked on 6 September 2026, puts a Will at a registration fee of Rs 4,000, facilitation charges of Rs 500 and the Rs 200 pasting fee that applies to every document; the table bears no date, so confirm the figure at the counter. A refusal by the Sub-Registrar is addressed through sections 72 or 73 according to the statutory ground of refusal.

Chandigarh: Sections 18(e), 27 and 40 of the Registration Act apply in the same way, and the Sub-Registrar, UT Chandigarh receives the will. The Administration's published table, checked on 6 September 2026, puts a Will at a registration fee of Rs 200 plus a Rs 20 pasting fee. Refusal remedies follow sections 72/73 according to the statutory ground.

Questions about this document

Does the Application to Register a Will need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Punjab/Chandigarh: no stamp duty on the registration application — the will itself is testamentary, not an inter vivos conveyance.

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Does the Application to Register a Will need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Punjab/Chandigarh: optional under section 18(e).

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What does the Application to Register a Will cost on Kagaznama?

Free.

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Does the Application to Register a Will need witnesses?

Punjab/Chandigarh: the will itself needs two attesting witnesses (section 63); the registration application needs none separately.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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