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Leave and Licence Agreement

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Also called

  • Leave and License Agreement
  • L&L Agreement
  • Leave & Licence Deed
  • Licence Agreement for Premises
  • 11-month agreement
  • kiraya agreement
  • leave-licence

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Use this when you are giving a flat, house, shop or office to someone to occupy for a fixed period, and you want it to be a licence — permission to use — rather than a lease or tenancy, so the occupant gets no interest in the property and no rent-control protection. In Maharashtra this is the standard document instead of a rent agreement, and the law requires it to be in writing and registered.

See stamp duty, registration and witnesses

What follows is the position for this kind of document. The amount is set by the state the property is in and it changes, so the figure for your own state is worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office before you pay anything.

Stamp duty

Maharashtra: stamp duty is charged under Article 36A of Schedule I to the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958. For a licence of up to 60 months (including any renewal), the duty is 0.25% of the total of (i) the licence fee payable for the whole term, plus (ii) any non-refundable deposit, premium or money advanced, plus (iii) notional interest at 10% per annum on the refundable security deposit for the term. Worked example: rent Rs. 30,000 a month for 11 months with a refundable deposit of Rs. 1,00,000 gives 3,30,000 + 9,167 = 3,39,167, and 0.25% of that is about Rs. 850 (the IGR calculator applies statutory rounding). A minimum duty applies, so very small agreements still attract about Rs. 100. If the term including renewal exceeds 60 months, Article 36A(a) stops applying and duty is charged on the much higher lease scale — this is the single biggest stamping trap, so keep the term at or under 60 months unless you have taken advice. Pay through GRAS (the online government receipt system), e-SBTR, franking or e-stamp paper before or at execution; e-registration pays it online automatically. Other states: there is no uniform rate. Delhi, Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and others each charge under their own stamp legislation, often as a percentage of average annual rent plus deposit, and some treat a licence differently from a lease. Always check the current rate with that State's stamp authority or e-stamping portal before executing; rates and slabs change with each State budget. An instrument that is not duly stamped is inadmissible in evidence, and in Maharashtra the deficit is recoverable with penalty of 2% per month on the shortfall subject to a statutory ceiling.

Registration

Maharashtra: registration is compulsory, whatever the term. Section 55 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 says every leave and licence agreement must be in writing and registered under the Registration Act, 1908, and it puts the responsibility for registering it squarely on the landlord/licensor. If it is not registered, section 55(2) says the licensee's version of the terms prevails unless the licensor proves otherwise, and section 55(3) makes the licensor punishable with imprisonment up to three months, or a fine up to Rs. 5,000, or both. In practice the licensor also loses the fast summary eviction route before the Competent Authority under section 24, which is available on a written registered agreement. There is no '11-month exemption' in Maharashtra — that idea comes from section 17 of the Registration Act and does not survive section 55. Registration fee in Maharashtra: Rs. 1,000 where the premises are in a Municipal Corporation or Cantonment area, and Rs. 500 in other (rural/gram panchayat) areas. Service-provider or document-handling charges are extra where you use an agent. e-Registration is the normal route in Maharashtra and is what most people now use. It is done on the Department of Registration and Stamps portal (efilingigr.maharashtra.gov.in, Leave and Licence module), either directly or through an Authorised Service Provider. Aadhaar-based eKYC pulls each party's name and photograph, and the licensor, the licensee and both witnesses give biometric thumb impressions on a registered fingerprint device. Stamp duty and registration fee are paid online. No one visits the Sub-Registrar, and the registered document with its registration number and QR code is delivered electronically, usually within a day or two. If any party has no Aadhaar or no Aadhaar-linked mobile number (common for foreign nationals and some NRIs), e-registration will not work and you must register physically at the Sub-Registrar's office, or through a properly executed and registered power of attorney. Timing: present the document for registration within four months of execution (section 23, Registration Act). A further four months can be condoned on payment of a fine of up to ten times the registration fee (section 25). Best practice is to register before the licensee moves in, not after. Outside Maharashtra: a genuine licence creates no interest in immovable property, so it is generally not compulsorily registrable under section 17 of the Registration Act — which is why 11-month documents are so common elsewhere. But that protection only holds if the document really is a licence. If a court reads it as a lease for more than a year, an unregistered document becomes inadmissible under section 49 of the Registration Act except for limited collateral purposes, and you lose the ability to prove your own terms. Registering is cheap insurance. Note also that several States and UTs have notified the Model Tenancy Act, 2021, which requires a written agreement to be intimated to a Rent Authority within two months — check whether your State has.

Notarisation

Notarisation is not required for this document and is not a substitute for stamping or registration. A notarised but unstamped or unregistered agreement gives you very little: in Maharashtra it still breaches section 55, and everywhere it is still inadmissible if under-stamped. Where the agreement is being registered, notarisation adds nothing at all. The only place it has any real use is a short unregistered licence outside Maharashtra, where the notary's endorsement gives some evidence of the date and of who signed — and even then, correct stamping matters far more.

Witnesses

Two witnesses. Strictly, the law does not require a leave and licence agreement to be attested by witnesses the way a will or a mortgage must be, but two are needed in practice and you should always have them. For Maharashtra e-registration, two witnesses must give Aadhaar-authenticated biometric thumb impressions along with the licensor and the licensee. For physical registration at the Sub-Registrar's office, both parties (or their registered power-of-attorney holders) must attend with two identifying witnesses carrying original photo ID. A witness should be an adult of sound mind who is not a party to the agreement and, ideally, has no interest in the property. Keep each witness's full name, address and ID number on the document.

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LEAVE AND LICENCE AGREEMENT

This Leave and Licence Agreement is made at Pune on 1 April 2026.

BETWEEN

Mrs. Anjali Ramesh Kulkarni, of B-1204, Sunview Towers, Baner Road, Pune 411045, PAN AABPK1234C — called the "Licensor", which includes the Licensor's heirs, executors, administrators and permitted assigns;

AND

Mr. Faizan Iqbal Shaikh, of House No. 42, Gandhi Nagar, Nanded 431601, PAN BXYPS5678K — called the "Licensee", which includes the Licensee's heirs and legal representatives, but does not include any assignee, sub-licensee or transferee.

The Licensor and the Licensee are together called the "Parties".

Background

A. The Licensor is the owner of, and is in lawful possession and control of, the premises described in Clause 1 (the "Licensed Premises").

B. The Licensee has asked the Licensor for permission to use and occupy the Licensed Premises for a fixed period. The Licensee has inspected the Licensed Premises and is satisfied with their condition, area, title and suitability.

C. The Licensor is willing to give that permission on the terms below. The Parties intend to create only a licence within the meaning of section 52 of the Indian Easements Act, 1882 — and not a lease, tenancy, sub-tenancy or any other interest in the Licensed Premises.

1. The Licensed Premises

1.1 The Licensed Premises are: Flat No. 703, 7th Floor, C Wing, Shreeji Residency CHS Ltd., Survey No. 22/3, Aundh, Pune 411007.

1.2 Approximate carpet area: 685 sq ft carpet.

1.3 Parking: One covered car parking slot, No. C-14, in the stilt.

1.4 The Licensed Premises are given along with the fixtures, fittings and articles listed in Annexure A. The Licensee has checked that list and accepts those articles in their present working condition.

2. What this agreement is — and what it is not

2.1 The Licensor grants the Licensee a bare, personal and revocable licence to enter upon, use and occupy the Licensed Premises during the Licence Period, on the terms of this Agreement.

2.2 This Agreement creates only a licence. It does not create, and is not intended to create, any lease, tenancy, sub-tenancy, right of tenancy, or any estate, interest, easement or right of any kind in or over the Licensed Premises in favour of the Licensee.

2.3 Legal possession of the Licensed Premises stays with the Licensor throughout. The Licensee has permission to use and occupy; the Licensee does not have, and shall not claim, exclusive possession as against the Licensor.

2.4 The licence is personal to the Licensee. It is not transferable, assignable or heritable, and it does not pass on the death or dissolution of the Licensee — in which case it ends and Clause 14 (handover) applies.

2.5 The Licensee shall not at any time claim to be a tenant, sub-tenant, deemed tenant or protected occupant, and shall not claim any protection under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 or under any other rent control or tenancy law.

2.6 If any part of this Agreement can be read in two ways, the reading consistent with a licence — and not with a lease — shall prevail.

3. Control the Licensor keeps

3.1 The Licensor, or anyone the Licensor authorises, may enter the Licensed Premises at reasonable hours after giving the Licensee at least 24 hours' notice, to inspect their condition, carry out repairs, read meters, or show them to a prospective licensee or purchaser during the last two months of the Licence Period.

3.2 In an emergency — fire, flood, gas or water leakage, structural danger, or a direction from a public authority — the Licensor may enter without notice.

3.3 The Licensor is entitled to keep a set of keys to the Licensed Premises. The Licensor shall not use those keys to enter except as Clauses 3.1 and 3.2 allow.

3.4 The Licensee shall not change any lock, or fit any additional lock, without the Licensor's written consent. If consent is given, the Licensee shall hand a duplicate key to the Licensor at once.

3.5 The Licensee shall not obstruct the Licensor's rights under this Clause. These rights are an essential part of the arrangement and reflect that possession and control of the Licensed Premises remain with the Licensor.

4. What the premises may be used for

4.1 The Licensee shall use the Licensed Premises solely for residence of the Licensee and his immediate family and for no other purpose.

4.2 The following persons may occupy the Licensed Premises: The Licensee, his wife Mrs. Sana Shaikh, and their two minor children. No one else may reside in or occupy them without the Licensor's written consent.

4.3 The Licensee shall not use the Licensed Premises for anything unlawful, immoral or dangerous, shall not cause nuisance or annoyance to neighbours, and shall not store any hazardous, inflammable or explosive goods or anything that would make the building's insurance void.

4.4 The Licensee shall not run a paying-guest, hostel, guest-house, dormitory, home-stay or short-stay operation from the Licensed Premises, and shall not list them on any short-stay or holiday-rental platform.

4.5 The Licensee shall not use the address of the Licensed Premises as the registered office of a company or LLP, or for any GST, shop-and-establishment, trade licence or other statutory registration, without the Licensor's prior written consent. Where the permitted use in Clause 4.1 genuinely needs such a registration, consent shall not be unreasonably withheld — and the Licensee shall get the address changed or the registration surrendered on or before the end of the Licence Period.

5. Licence period

5.1 The Licence Period runs from 2 April 2026 to 3 April 2026, both days included.

5.2 The Licence Period ends automatically on 3 April 2026. No notice is needed to bring it to an end. Staying on after that date does not extend the licence and does not create a tenancy.

5.3 There is no automatic renewal. The Parties may renew only by a fresh written agreement, properly stamped and registered. Either Party may propose renewal by writing to the other at least 2 months before the Licence Period ends.

5.4 If the Parties do renew, the licence fee for the renewed term shall be 5% higher than the fee last payable, unless they agree otherwise in writing.

6. Licence fee

6.1 The Licensee shall pay the Licensor a licence fee of ₹30,000 (Rupees Thirty Thousand only) per month (the "Licence Fee"), in advance, on or before the 5th of each calendar month.

6.2 The first month's Licence Fee is payable on or before 2 April 2026. Where the licence starts or ends part-way through a month, the Licence Fee for that month is payable on a pro-rata daily basis.

6.3 The Licence Fee shall be paid through banking channels only — NEFT, RTGS, IMPS, UPI or cheque — to:

Anjali R. Kulkarni, A/c 001234567890, HDFC Bank, Baner Branch, IFSC HDFC0000123

Payment counts as made only when the money is credited to that account, or when a cheque is cleared.

6.4 If the Licence Fee, or any other amount due under this Agreement, is not paid on time, the Licensee shall pay simple interest on it at 12% per annum from the due date until payment. This is in addition to the Licensor's right to terminate under Clause 13.

6.5 TDS. If the Licensee is required by law to deduct tax at source on the Licence Fee, the Licensee may deduct it, shall deposit it with the Government within the time allowed, and shall give the Licensor the TDS certificate within the prescribed time. Tax so deducted and deposited counts as payment of that part of the Licence Fee. If the Licensee deducts but does not deposit, the Licensee shall make good the Licensor's loss.

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