Kaagazaat

Signature Change and Verification Affidavit

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Price: Free, always.
Stamp duty: Punjab: Article 4, Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab, non-judicial stamp paper, commonly Rs 10, e-stamped via SHCIL (shcilestamp.com) or bought from a licensed vendor. Chandigarh: Article 4, Schedule I to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as extended to the Union Territory, the same nominal denomination, from SHCIL or the Treasury, Sector 17.
Registration: Not a registrable instrument.
Witnesses: None required by law for the affidavit itself; it is authenticated by the notary's or Oath Commissioner's seal alone.

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Also called

Different Signature Affidavit
Signature Mismatch Affidavit
Two Signatures One Person Affidavit
हस्ताक्षर अलग शपथ पत्र
ਦਸਤਖ਼ਤ ਵੱਖਰੇ ਹਲਫ਼ਨਾਮਾ

When you need it

Your signature on a bank account, a share folio, a property record or an application no longer matches the one you sign today, and the bank, registry or office has asked for a sworn statement that both signatures are yours, or that your new signature should be recorded in place of the old one. The affidavit describes where each signature appears, explains the difference, and carries a specimen of each for the office to compare.

Not for a change of name — use the Gazette Name Change Application or the Aadhaar Name/DOB Correction Declaration according to which record is concerned. Not for a signature that someone else made or that you deny having made, which is a matter for the bank or the police and not for this document.

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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

Punjab: Article 4, Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab, non-judicial stamp paper, commonly Rs 10, e-stamped via SHCIL (shcilestamp.com) or bought from a licensed vendor. Chandigarh: Article 4, Schedule I to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as extended to the Union Territory, the same nominal denomination, from SHCIL or the Treasury, Sector 17.

Registration

Not a registrable instrument. It is handed to the bank, registry or office that asked for it, which compares the specimens with its own record and decides whether to change the signature on file. There is no Sub-Registrar step.

Notarisation

Sworn before a Notary Public (Notaries Act, 1952) or an Executive Magistrate/Oath Commissioner. If the office that will receive it has its own practice about where and how the affidavit is sworn, confirm with that office first.

Witnesses

None required by law for the affidavit itself; it is authenticated by the notary's or Oath Commissioner's seal alone.

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SIGNATURE CHANGE / SIGNATURE VERIFICATION AFFIDAVIT

Executed at Ludhiana on 1 April 2026.

I, Simranjit Kaur, daughter of Sh. Gurmeet Singh, resident of House No. 212, Guru Nanak Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab 144001, holding Aadhaar 4444 5555 6666, ordinarily resident within the State of Punjab (the "Deponent" or "I"), do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:

1. MY SIGNATURES

1.1 I have signed in two ways at different times, and specimens of both are given in paragraph 3.

1.2 My earlier signature (the "Old Signature") appears on: The account opening form of my savings account No. 1234567890 with the bank, opened in 2009.

1.3 The signature I now use (the "New Signature") appears on: My passport, my Aadhaar-linked documents and my recent cheques.

1.4 The two signatures differ because: My handwriting has changed over the years, and I now sign with my full name instead of initials.

2. WHAT THIS AFFIDAVIT CONFIRMS

2.1 Both the Old Signature and the New Signature are mine, and I ask that the New Signature be recorded in place of the Old Signature.

3. SPECIMEN SIGNATURES

3.1 Old Signature: ______________________________

3.2 New Signature: ______________________________

4. RECORD AND OFFICE

4.1 This affidavit is given to the State Bank of India, Model Town branch, Ludhiana in connection with the following record: savings account No. 1234567890.

4.2 I will sign again before an officer of that institution if asked, and I understand that the institution decides whether, and from what date, it will act on this affidavit.

5. DECLARATION

5.1 Every statement made above is true to my own knowledge and belief, and I have concealed nothing material. I am aware that making a false declaration in an affidavit is an offence.

VERIFICATION

Verified at Ludhiana on 1 April 2026 that the contents of paragraphs 1 to 5 above are true and correct to my own knowledge, that no part of it is false, and that nothing material has been concealed.

DEPONENT

Signature: ______________________________
Simranjit Kaur

ATTESTATION

Solemnly affirmed and signed before me on 1 April 2026 at Ludhiana, the Deponent having been identified to my satisfaction by Aadhaar 4444 5555 6666.

Notary Public / Oath Commissioner
Registration No. and seal: ____________________

Questions about this document

Does the Signature Change and Verification Affidavit need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

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Does the Signature Change and Verification Affidavit need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not a registrable instrument.

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What does the Signature Change and Verification Affidavit cost on Kaagazaat?

Free, always.

Does the Signature Change and Verification Affidavit need witnesses?

None required by law for the affidavit itself; it is authenticated by the notary's or Oath Commissioner's seal alone.

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