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Stamp Paper or e-Stamp Refund Application

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Price: Free, always.
Stamp duty: No stamp duty is payable on this application.
Registration: Not registrable; it is an application, not an instrument.
Witnesses: Not required.

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Also called

refund of stamp duty application
spoiled stamp paper refund
unused e-stamp refund
stamp vapsi application
स्टांप वापसी
ਸਟਾਂਪ ਵਾਪਸੀ

When you need it

When stamp paper or an e-stamp was bought for a property document that was never signed, or the paper was spoiled or wrongly bought, and you want the money back. The Stamp Act lets the authority allow or refund unused and spoiled stamps, but on conditions and within a time that the Act and the local rules set, so apply as soon as you know the stamp cannot be used and ask the office what it needs.

This is your own covering application with the stamp enclosed. Not for stamp that was used on a document that was signed and later cancelled, and not for excess duty paid on a registered document: those need a lawyer's advice.

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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 this application. Ask the office whether it wants a fee or a court-fee label on it.

Registration

Not registrable; it is an application, not an instrument.

Notarisation

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

Witnesses

Not required.

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APPLICATION FOR REFUND OF AN UNUSED STAMP

To,
The Collector of the district where the stamp was bought

Place: Chandigarh. Date: 1 April 2026.

Subject: Application for refund of an unused stamp of ₹6,90,000 (Rupees Six Lakh Ninety Thousand only).

Respected Sir or Madam,

1. I, Harpreet Singh, of House 12, Sector 35-A, Chandigarh, bought the following stamp, which stands in the name of Harpreet Singh: stamp paper bought from a licensed vendor, value ₹6,90,000 (Rupees Six Lakh Ninety Thousand only), serial or certificate number IN-PB12345678901234, bought on 2 April 2026 from Licensed vendor Sh. Ramesh Kumar, Sector 17, Chandigarh.

2. The stamp cannot be used because: the document it was bought for was never signed, because the deal was called off. The seller backed out on 12 October 2026, before any signature, so the agreement was never signed.

3. Present condition: Nothing has been written or signed on it, and it has not been used for any document.

4. I request that the stamp be refunded or allowed to me, as the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and the rules made under it permit, in the way the office directs. I will hand back the original stamp paper, or surrender the e-stamp certificate, as the office requires.

5. I applied as soon as I learned that the stamp could not be used. If a time limit applies to this application, please tell me in writing how the period is counted and what else is needed.

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

Yours faithfully,
Applicant: Harpreet Singh

Enclosures: Original stamp paper (or print of the e-stamp certificate), my identity proof, the vendor's receipt

Questions about this document

Does the Stamp Paper or e-Stamp Refund Application need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

No stamp duty is payable on this application.

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Does the Stamp Paper or e-Stamp Refund Application need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not registrable; it is an application, not an instrument.

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What does the Stamp Paper or e-Stamp Refund Application cost on Kaagazaat?

Free, always.

Does the Stamp Paper or e-Stamp Refund Application need witnesses?

Not required.

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