Chandigarh: In a major relief for families executing property transfers, the Haryana Government has clarified that its full stamp duty exemption on lifetime transfers of immovable property within a family extends to grandchildren through daughters (dohata-dohati / nati-natin) as well.
Financial Commissioner Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Dr. Sumita Misra, shared this information here today, stating that the state government has issued a formal corrigendum to remove a long-standing linguistic ambiguity in the Hindi version of its 2014 notification.
Dr. Misra explained that on June 16, 2014, the Haryana government had remitted 100% stamp duty under Section 9 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, on property transfer deeds executed during the owner’s lifetime in favor of blood relations—including parents, children, grandchildren, siblings, and spouses.
However, while the original English text broadly used the word “grandchildren,” the Hindi notification had only mentioned “पौत्र-पौत्री” (a son’s children). This phrasing created confusion at local sub-registrar offices, often depriving a daughter’s children of the zero-duty benefit.
To resolve this issue, the Revenue and Disaster Management Department issued a corrigendum dated July 24, 2026, which was formally published in the Haryana Government Gazette on August 13, 2026.
The amended corrigendum replaces the phrase “पौत्र-पौत्री” with “पौत्र-पौत्री, दौहता-दोहती/नाती-नातिन”, explicitly placing a daughter’s sons and daughters on equal footing with a son’s children for stamp duty exemption.
Dr. Misra noted that issuing the clarification as a corrigendum to the original 2014 order ensures retrospective legal clarity across all revenue and registry offices in the state, enabling citizens to gift or transfer property to their daughter’s children smoothly without unnecessary tax disputes or procedural delays.
