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Relinquishment of an Inheritance

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Price
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Stamp duty
Punjab: Article 55, Schedule I-A, Indian Stamp Act 1899 — duty is remitted IN WHOLE on a lifetime transfer to a "blood relation" (child, grandchild, brother, sister; parent/spouse NOT covered — Order S.O.28/C.A.2/1899/S.9/2014); otherwise no published rate — ask the Sub-Registrar. … Chandigarh: blood-relation transfers are exempt; its calculator shows Rs 15 (simple release) or 8%/6% (unancestral, in/outside MC area) — confirm first.
Registration
Compulsorily registrable under section 17(1)(b) for a vested immovable share; present within four months (section 23).
Witnesses
Releasor and releasee sign; no statutory two-witness requirement identified.

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Also called

  • inheritance relinquishment deed
  • heir release deed

When you need it

Use this one when the heir's inherited share is already vested and recorded, and is now being given up to another heir or co-owner; use the Relinquishment Deed (Haq Tyag) instead where the release is happening as part of the mutation process itself after a death, Release Deed by a Co-Owner for a generic co-ownership release with no inheritance behind it, or Quit Claim Deed for Family Property if the claim itself is disputed or uncertain rather than a clear, vested share. An heir with an already-vested, recorded inherited share gives it up to another heir or co-owner — unlike a pre-administration disclaimer (no vested right yet), this is a release of a vested share (Article 55; section 17(1)(b)).

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State the deceased, date of death, succession basis, heirship record, and both parties' interests. Hindu intestate succession runs under the Hindu Succession Act 1956 — identify any other personal-law regime. A mere no-objection otherwise leaves the heir's title technically alive.

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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: Article 55, Schedule I-A, Indian Stamp Act 1899 — duty is remitted IN WHOLE on a lifetime transfer to a "blood relation" (child, grandchild, brother, sister; parent/spouse NOT covered — Order S.O.28/C.A.2/1899/S.9/2014); otherwise no published rate — ask the Sub-Registrar. Duty runs on consideration or Collector rate, whichever higher. Chandigarh: blood-relation transfers are exempt; its calculator shows Rs 15 (simple release) or 8%/6% (unancestral, in/outside MC area) — confirm first. Stamp at signing (section 17); understamped, inadmissible until cured (section 35).

Registration

Compulsorily registrable under section 17(1)(b) for a vested immovable share; present within four months (section 23). Fee: Punjab 1% (min Rs 50, max Rs 2,00,000) plus Rs 200 pasting; Chandigarh 1% capped at Rs 10,000 plus Rs 20 pasting.

Notarisation

Notarisation does not replace registration.

Witnesses

Releasor and releasee sign; no statutory two-witness requirement identified.

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RELINQUISHMENT OF AN INHERITANCE

Instrument date: 2 April 2026

Releasor: X, X. Releasee: X, X. Other interested persons: X

Property: X; X. Regime: Punjab freehold/revenue-record property. Source: X. Value: ₹25,000 (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only).

EXISTING RIGHTS

Releasor: X. Releasee: X. Encumbrances: X.

DECEASED / SUCCESSION

Deceased: X, died 1 April 2026. Succession basis: Hindu intestate succession. Heirship record: X.

VESTING

Inherited share vested and is being released. Released inherited share: X.

POSSESSION

Releasee remains in existing possession and releasor gives up claim.

AUTHORITY

Freehold property with no allotting-authority transfer restriction.

DUES / DOCUMENTS

X. X.

INDEMNITY

X

DISPUTES

X

REGISTRATION / RECORD

Present before X and complete the consequential local record update.

LEGAL BASIS

Punjab: This deed works as a release of an already vested immovable inheritance. Article 55 applies and section 17(1)(b) requires registration. Where the Hindu Succession Act applies, sections 8-16 contain the principal intestate rules and section 19 addresses succession by two or more heirs. The stamping note sets out the Article 55 position, including the Punjab blood-relation remission, and the registration note gives the fee.

Chandigarh: The same Registration Act/Article 55 treatment applies to release of a vested immovable interest. Sector property must be updated in the Estate Office file. The stamping and registration notes give the Chandigarh lines; the Estate Office record fee was not confirmed, and the applicable personal succession law must be identified from the estate.

PERSONAL DATA NOTICE

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

The purpose of collecting personal data in this inheritance relinquishment is to identify the deceased, heirs and vested property share being extinguished and support registration and post-registration succession records.

The record will be held by Kagaznama and may be shared with the parties, Sub-Registrar, court/estate administrator where relevant, and the relevant Estate/development/revenue authority.

If the matter does not proceed, the personal data will be retained for 90 days and then erased. If the matter proceeds, the record will be retained for the matter plus 12 months, except where a statute requires a longer named retention period.

A person named in this document may request correction or erasure where the purpose has ended, withdraw consent for future consent-based processing, or raise a grievance by writing to privacy@example.com. The record-holder should acknowledge and reply within 30 days.

Data minimisation: this document does not collect a full Aadhaar number, an Aadhaar-card copy, a password or bank credentials.

Questions about this document

Does the Relinquishment of an Inheritance need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Punjab: Article 55, Schedule I-A, Indian Stamp Act 1899 — duty is remitted IN WHOLE on a lifetime transfer to a "blood relation" (child, grandchild, brother, sister; parent/spouse NOT covered — Order S.O.28/C.A.2/1899/S.9/2014); otherwise no published rate — ask the Sub-Registrar. … Chandigarh: blood-relation transfers are exempt; its calculator shows Rs 15 (simple release) or 8%/6% (unancestral, in/outside MC area) — confirm first.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses
Does the Relinquishment of an Inheritance need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Compulsorily registrable under section 17(1)(b) for a vested immovable share; present within four months (section 23).

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses
What does the Relinquishment of an Inheritance cost on Kagaznama?

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Does the Relinquishment of an Inheritance need witnesses?

Releasor and releasee sign; no statutory two-witness requirement identified.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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