No stamp duty on property transfers to daughter’s children: Haryana govt

Financial commissioner revenue and disaster management department, Sumita Misra, said that the state government has issued a formal corrigendum to remove a long-standing linguistic ambiguity in the Hindi version of its 2014 notification

The Haryana government on Tuesday 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.

While the original English text broadly used the word “grandchildren,” the Hindi notification had only mentioned a son’s children. (HT FILE)

Financial commissioner revenue and disaster management department, Sumita Misra, said that the state government has issued a formal corrigendum to remove a long-standing linguistic ambiguity in the Hindi version of its 2014 notification.

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 favour 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 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.

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.