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Deposit Refund Receipt and Discharge

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Price
Free
Stamp duty
No stamp duty — a tenancy-fact record, not a leasehold interest.
Registration
Not compulsory unless it creates a registrable interest — a lease over a year or yearly rent is, under s.17(1)(d).
Witnesses
Not required; prudent for a broad release.

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Also called

  • security deposit refund receipt
  • tenancy deposit discharge
  • deposit settlement receipt

When you need it

The landlord is refunding the deposit; the tenant must acknowledge what's received without giving up other claims. A good receipt shows the deposit, entitlement, deductions and net amount. 'Full and final settlement' can be broader than intended, so this lets tenants limit discharge to the deposit received, or a wider settlement if chosen.

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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

No stamp duty — a tenancy-fact record, not a leasehold interest. Repurposed into a fresh term or surrender for value, stamp accordingly.

Registration

Not compulsory unless it creates a registrable interest — a lease over a year or yearly rent is, under s.17(1)(d).

Notarisation

Not required; doesn't replace registration — a dated signature matters more.

Witnesses

Not required; prudent for a broad release.

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DEPOSIT REFUND RECEIPT AND DISCHARGE

Date: 2 April 2026

Aarav Sharma acknowledges the deposit settlement relating to Registered Rent Agreement dated 01 April 2026 for House 118, Sector 35-A, Chandigarh, commencing 1 April 2026. Landlord: Harpreet Singh.

Original deposit: ₹60,000 (Rupees Sixty Thousand only). Gross refund due: ₹60,000 (Rupees Sixty Thousand only). Agreed deductions shown: ₹2,000 (Rupees Two Thousand only). Net refund actually received: ₹58,000 (Rupees Fifty Eight Thousand only).

Refund mode: Bank transfer. Payment reference: UTR HDFC2609308899.

Deduction position: Tenant accepts the listed deductions as final.

DISCHARGE

Discharge scope: Discharge is limited to the deposit amount actually received and accepted.

This receipt proves the amount actually received. It does not silently waive a disputed deduction, utility claim, damage claim or other tenancy claim beyond the selected discharge scope.

PERSONAL DATA NOTICE

This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Personal data in this document is collected only to record and evidence the security-deposit refund, accepted deductions and any discharge, communicate about that purpose, verify the information expressly supplied, and retain an evidentiary record.

The record will be held by Harpreet Singh and may be shown only to the landlord, tenant, authorised property manager or property consultant involved in the tenancy, a bank/payment service provider where settlement requires payment, a society or utility provider where final handover requires closure, and a statutory authority where disclosure is required for the transaction recorded here.

If this transaction does not proceed, or this document is withdrawn before it takes effect, the personal data will be retained for 90 days from that decision and then erased. If it proceeds, the record will be retained for the term of the tenancy or transaction plus 12 months and then erased, except for a record that a statute requires to be kept for a longer named period.

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

Data minimisation: this document deliberately does not require a full Aadhaar number, Aadhaar-card copy, PAN, bank-account credentials, passwords or unrelated identity material. Detailed identity verification belongs in the separate KYC process.

Personal-data instruction: I consent to the collection and use described in the Personal Data Notice.

SIGNATURE

 
 
______________________________
Signature
Tenant: Aarav Sharma
Place: ____________________
Date: 2 April 2026

Questions about this document

Does the Deposit Refund Receipt and Discharge need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

No stamp duty — a tenancy-fact record, not a leasehold interest.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses
Does the Deposit Refund Receipt and Discharge need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not compulsory unless it creates a registrable interest — a lease over a year or yearly rent is, under s.17(1)(d).

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses
What does the Deposit Refund Receipt and Discharge cost on Kagaznama?

Free.

Documents are free. Only kits are paid.

Does the Deposit Refund Receipt and Discharge need witnesses?

Not required; prudent for a broad release.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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