Kaagazaat

Application to Condone Delay in Registration

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Price: Free, always.
Stamp duty: No stamp duty is payable on the application.
Registration: The application is not registered.
Witnesses: Not required.

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Also called

delay in registration condonation
late registration application
deed presented after four months
fine for late registration
देरी से रजिस्ट्री
ਦੇਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਰਜਿਸਟਰੀ

When you need it

When a deed was signed and stamped but was not presented for registration within the four months the Registration Act, 1908 allows, because of an unavoidable cause. The Registrar may allow it to be presented late, up to four months more, on payment of a fine; after that the deed cannot be registered by this route.

This is your own application, to be filed with the deed, setting out the dates and why you were late. Not for a deed that is also short of stamp duty (settle the duty first; see Application for Adjudication of Stamp Duty), and not a substitute for the indemnity some offices ask for where the delay is long.

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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 is payable on the application. The deed must already be duly stamped; if duty is short, it must be made good, with any penalty, before the Registrar will take the deed.

Registration

The application is not registered. If the Registrar allows it, the deed is registered on payment of the fine, with all the executants appearing as for any registration.

Notarisation

Not required, unless the office asks for an affidavit with it.

Witnesses

Not required.

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APPLICATION TO CONDONE DELAY IN PRESENTING A DEED FOR REGISTRATION

To,
The Registrar of the district where the deed is to be registered

Place: Chandigarh. Date: 1 April 2026.

Subject: Application to allow a deed to be presented for registration after the four months allowed by the Registration Act, 1908.

Respected Sir or Madam,

1. I, Harpreet Singh, of House 12, Sector 35-A, Chandigarh, am presenting the following deed for registration: Sale deed by Harpreet Singh in favour of Aarav Sharma for House 1234, Sector 20-C, Chandigarh.

2. The deed was signed on 2 April 2026. I am presenting it on 3 April 2026, which is 35 days after the four months allowed.

3. The delay happened because of illness or hospital treatment of a party. The facts are: The seller was in hospital from 20 September to 25 October 2026 and could not appear before the Sub-Registrar.

4. The delay was not intended and did not come from any wish to avoid duty or registration. The deed is duly stamped.

5. I request that you allow the deed to be accepted for registration, and I am ready to pay the fine that you fix within the limit the Act allows, together with the registration fee.

I declare that the facts stated above are true to my knowledge.

Yours faithfully,
Applicant: Harpreet Singh

Enclosures: The original deed, proof of the stamp paid, the hospital or travel papers that explain the delay, identity proof of the parties

Questions about this document

Does the Application to Condone Delay in Registration need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

No stamp duty is payable on the application.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

Does the Application to Condone Delay in Registration need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

The application is not registered.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

What does the Application to Condone Delay in Registration cost on Kaagazaat?

Free, always.

Does the Application to Condone Delay in Registration need witnesses?

Not required.

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