The sequence
- Draft and vet the deed with your advocate. The Revenue Department publishes model deed formats as a starting point.
- Work out the value for duty. Find the applicable collector rate for the exact village, segment and property type, and compare it with the consideration as the law requires.
- Compute the duty with the State's official stamp duty calculator. Rates depend on the instrument, location and parties, and change by notification.
- Pay duty and fees by the method the registering office accepts (e-stamping or stamp papers; the department's FAQ notes that papers above ₹10,000 are obtained through the treasury).
- Book the appointment and appear before the Sub-Registrar with the executants, witnesses, identity and authority documents.
- After registration, apply for mutation in the revenue record (or the estate authority's transfer record), and transfer utility and property-tax accounts.
Checklist for the day
- Final deed, correctly describing the property (khasra/killa or plot number, area with unit, boundaries).
- Proof of duty and fee payment.
- Identity documents of all executants and witnesses; authority documents for companies, firms and attorneys.
- Estate-authority permission or no-dues, where the plot's terms require it.
- Copies of the title chain your advocate wants on file.
Common mistakes
- Using an old collector-rate list after a new one has been published.
- Describing the parcel differently from the revenue record.
- Treating an agreement or a power of attorney as if it were a registered sale (Suraj Lamp, 2011).