The Haryana government has issued a formal clarification extending full stamp duty exemption on lifetime property transfers to grandchildren through daughters. According to reports from PTI, Financial Commissioner Sumita Misra announced that the state government issued a corrigendum dated July 24, 2026, formally published in the Haryana government gazette on August 13. This clarification resolves a long-standing linguistic ambiguity in the state's 2014 property transfer notification that had created confusion at local sub-registrar offices. The amendment, announced on August 18, 2026, explicitly places daughter's children on equal footing with son's children for stamp duty exemption.
The clarification builds upon the Haryana government's June 16, 2014 policy that remitted 100% stamp duty under Section 9 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. As reported by PTI, the original notification provided zero-duty benefits on property transfer deeds executed during the owner's lifetime in favour of blood relations, including parents, children, grandchildren, siblings, and spouses. However, the Hindi version created confusion by using the phrase 'Potr-Potri' (a son's children) instead of the broader English term 'grandchildren', leading to inconsistent enforcement across local sub-registrar offices.
The amended corrigendum replaces the problematic phrase 'Potr-Potri' with 'Potr-Potri, Dohata-Dohati/Nati-Natin', explicitly placing daughter's sons and daughters on equal footing with son's children for stamp duty exemption. According to the official statement reported by PTI, this linguistic correction ensures that daughter's children are no longer deprived of the zero-duty benefit due to the previous ambiguous phrasing that created confusion at local sub-registrar offices. The correction ensures that the policy applies equally to all family members regardless of gender, with the updated notification now explicitly including both maternal and paternal grandchildren.
Financial Commissioner Sumita Misra emphasized that the clarification ensures retrospective legal clarity across all revenue and registry offices in the state. As reported by PTI, the corrigendum provides citizens with the ability to gift or transfer property to their daughter's children smoothly without unnecessary tax disputes or procedural delays. State officials emphasized that this change is intended to prevent unnecessary tax disputes and procedural delays, with the government seeking to reduce litigation regarding family settlements and encourage the use of registered gift deeds rather than informal arrangements. Citizens looking to avail the stamp duty exemption must execute transactions through properly registered deeds at local Sub-Registrar's offices.
