Gift deed
Register Your Gift Deed in Ghaziabad
Known locally as Daan Patra (दान पत्र). Drafted, verified and registered by Uttar Pradesh legal partners — fixed fee from ₹15,999 onwards*.
Serving Ghaziabad and the surrounding belt: Delhi, Noida, Meerut, Hapur, Modinagar, Muradnagar, Loni, Greater Noida, Bulandshahr and Baghpat.
The above charges do not include government fees, stamp duty, or any additional incidental / out-of-pocket expenses incurred at government offices.
Gift Deed stamp duty & registration charges in Ghaziabad
Under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable in Uttar Pradesh. Most Ghaziabad properties fall within GNN (Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam) / GDA limits.
The family concession was notified in January 2026 and caps stamp duty at ₹5,000 for a defined relative list. Duty for others is computed on circle rate value.
How a gift deed is registered in Ghaziabad
- Confirm the donee is within the notified family list — son, daughter, father, mother, husband, wife, daughter-in-law, real brother, real sister, son-in-law, grandson or granddaughter.
- Check the applicable circle rate for the locality on IGRSUP.
- Obtain the title chain and an encumbrance search.
- Draft the gift deed with an accurate schedule and an express acceptance clause.
- Pay duty and generate the e-stamp through IGRSUP.
- Book the Sub-Registrar appointment and attend with both parties and two witnesses.
- Apply for dakhil kharij (mutation) with the municipal body or tehsil.
Documents required in Ghaziabad
- Khatauni / khasra extract for agricultural land
- Circle rate printout from IGRSUP
- Original title deed / mother deed establishing the donor's ownership
- Encumbrance Certificate covering at least the last 13 years (30 years recommended)
- Latest property tax paid receipt
- Proof of relationship between donor and donee, where a family concession is claimed
- Aadhaar and PAN of donor, donee and both witnesses
- Passport-size photographs of all parties
- Approved building plan and Occupancy Certificate, for built structures
- No Objection Certificate from a housing society, where applicable
Sub-Registrar Offices in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad SadarGhaziabad-1Ghaziabad-2Ghaziabad-3ModinagarLoniHapurGarhmukteshwar
Local terms used in Ghaziabad registration offices
Mutation in revenue records
Record of Rights extract
Government-notified minimum value
What goes wrong — Uttar Pradesh and Ghaziabad specifics
The ₹5,000 cap depends on a specific relative list
UP's notified list is generous — it includes daughter-in-law and son-in-law, which many states exclude — but a nephew, niece or cousin still falls outside it and attracts full conveyance rates on circle rate value.
The concession is recent, so older advice is wrong
The ₹5,000 cap was notified in January 2026. A great deal of guidance still online quotes the previous percentage-based rates for family gifts in UP.
Acceptance must occur during the donor's lifetime
Under Section 122 of the Transfer of Property Act, a gift is void unless the donee accepts it while the donor is alive and capable of giving. Deeds drafted without an express acceptance clause are a recurring cause of later challenge.
A gift deed is irrevocable once registered
Unlike a will, a registered gift deed cannot ordinarily be cancelled at will. Revocation is possible only on grounds agreed in the deed itself or under Section 126. Parents transferring property to children should consider whether a will, or a settlement deed retaining a life interest, better suits their intent.
Ancestral and coparcenary property carries additional constraints
Gifting undivided ancestral property without the consent of all coparceners exposes the transaction to challenge. This requires examination of the title chain before drafting, not after.
Dakhil kharij is separate from registration
Registration does not update revenue or municipal records. Until dakhil kharij completes, the donee is not the recorded owner, which obstructs later sale and loan.
GDA leasehold and freehold conversion
Ghaziabad Development Authority property is frequently leasehold, and conversion to freehold is a separate application. Transferring leasehold property without the Authority's involvement leaves the buyer exposed.
Indirapuram's handover history
Indirapuram was developed by GDA and its handover to the municipal corporation has been protracted, leaving maintenance and record responsibilities unclear across periods. Establishing which body holds the assessment matters for mutation.
Unauthorised colonies along the Loni and Delhi border belt
Substantial development on the Delhi border grew without approvals. Property there may lack a registrable chain and cannot be relied on as security.
Gift Deed services across Ghaziabad
Gift Deed FAQs — Ghaziabad
Is my Ghaziabad property leasehold or freehold?
GDA-allotted property is frequently leasehold, with freehold conversion available as a separate application. This matters because a leasehold transfer needs the Authority's permission, and lenders treat the two very differently. Establishing tenure is the first thing we check.
Which Sub-Registrar Office covers Indirapuram or Vaishali?
The trans-Hindon belt including Indirapuram, Vaishali, Vasundhara and Kaushambi is served by the numbered Ghaziabad offices, with Modinagar, Loni, Hapur and Garhmukteshwar covering the wider district.
Who handles mutation for my Indirapuram flat — GDA or the Nagar Nigam?
It depends on the period and the handover status of your particular pocket, which in Indirapuram has been protracted and uneven. Filing with the wrong body simply produces a rejection, so we establish current responsibility before applying.
Is property in colonies near Loni safe to buy?
It requires caution. Much of the Delhi-border belt developed without approvals, and property there may have no registrable chain to examine. An absence of adverse entries in such a case reflects an absence of records rather than clean title.