Gift deed
Partition Deed Services in Delhi
Known locally as Batwara Patra (बटवारा पत्र). Drafted, verified and registered by Delhi legal partners — fixed fee from ₹25,999 onwards*.
Serving Delhi and the surrounding belt: Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Greater Noida, Sonipat, Bahadurgarh, Meerut, Rohtak and Palwal.
The above charges do not include government fees, stamp duty, or any additional incidental / out-of-pocket expenses incurred at government offices.
Partition Deed stamp duty & registration charges in Delhi
Under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable in Delhi. Most Delhi properties fall within MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) / NDMC limits.
Delhi does not concede a lower family rate for partition, so structuring the transaction as a partition, a release or a settlement has real cost consequences.
How a partition deed is registered in Delhi
- Establish whether the property is ancestral / coparcenary or self-acquired and jointly held — the rules and who must consent differ.
- Trace the full title chain and identify every living co-sharer and legal heir, including daughters as coparceners.
- Obtain a surveyor's plan showing the proposed physical division and confirm each share is independently usable and accessible.
- Compute the value of each share being separated, since duty is charged on the separated shares rather than the whole.
- Draft the partition deed with a precise schedule for each share, then compute and pay duty via DORIS.
- All co-sharers attend the Sub-Registrar Office together for execution and biometric capture.
- Apply for separate mutation of each divided share so every sharer holds an independent record.
Documents required in Delhi
- Freehold / conversion deed or lease deed
- MCD property tax record
- Original title deed / mother deed and the full prior chain
- Encumbrance Certificate for at least 30 years
- Latest property tax paid receipt
- Death certificate and legal heir certificate, where partition follows an inheritance
- Approved plan, and a surveyor's plan showing the proposed division
- Aadhaar and PAN of every co-sharer and both witnesses
- Consent or relinquishment from any sharer not taking a physical share
Sub-Registrar Offices in Delhi
SR-I Kashmere GateSR-II Kashmere GateSR-III JanakpuriSR-IV PitampuraSR-V MehrauliSR-VI KalkajiSR-VII Vivek ViharSR-VIII JanakpuriSR-IX A Block Vikas BhawanSR-X Rajouri GardenSR-XI Nand NagriSR-XII DwarkaSR-XIII RohiniSR-XIV NajafgarhSR-XV SaketSR-XVI Preet ViharSR-XVII Narela
Local terms used in Delhi registration offices
Government-notified minimum value driving duty
Mutation in municipal records
Delhi Online Registration Information System
Tenure category — determines whether DDA or L&DO consent is needed
What goes wrong — Delhi and Delhi specifics
Consider a relinquishment deed instead
Where the practical aim is one sibling exiting rather than a physical division, a relinquishment deed is often simpler and cheaper than a full partition in Delhi. Because Delhi gives no family concession on either, the choice turns on the value being transferred rather than the relationship.
Leasehold property needs agency consent for sub-division
DDA and L&DO leasehold plots frequently cannot be sub-divided without the agency's approval, and a partition deed alone will not achieve separate titles.
Every co-sharer must join, or the deed is open to challenge
A partition that omits a coparcener or legal heir — including one who is a minor, absent or estranged — is vulnerable to being reopened. Identifying the complete set of sharers is the substance of the work, not a formality.
Daughters are coparceners in their own right
Following the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act and the Supreme Court's 2020 decision in Vineeta Sharma, daughters are coparceners by birth with the same rights as sons, regardless of whether the father was alive in 2005. Partitions drafted on the older understanding are a live source of litigation.
Oral and unregistered family arrangements do not bind
Families frequently rely on an oral partition or an unregistered memorandum. These do not convey title in immovable property and will not be accepted by banks or buyers. A registered instrument is what makes the division effective against third parties.
Each separated share needs its own mutation
Registration divides the property on paper. Until each sharer's portion is separately mutated in municipal or revenue records, none of them holds a clean, independently marketable title.
Delhi gives no concession for family transfers
This surprises almost everyone. Karnataka charges ₹5,000 for a family gift and Maharashtra ₹200, but Delhi charges 4% or 6% of circle rate value whether the donee is your daughter or a stranger. On a ₹2 crore property that is ₹8–12 lakh, which makes the comparison against a will very different in Delhi than elsewhere in India.
The rate depends on the donee's gender
Because the concession attaches to the donee's gender rather than the relationship, the structure of the transfer changes the cost. Gifting to a daughter attracts 4% where a son attracts 6%, and joint donees attract 5%.
Leasehold property and land-owning agency consent
Large parts of Delhi sit on DDA or L&DO land where the property may still be leasehold. Gifting leasehold property without the land-owning agency's permission, or without completing conversion to freehold, can render the transfer ineffective against the agency.
Partition Deed services across Delhi
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Partition Deed FAQs — Delhi
What is the stamp duty on a gift deed in Delhi?
Delhi charges 4% of circle rate value where the donee is a woman and 6% where the donee is a man, with a 1% registration fee plus ₹100 pasting charges. Joint donees attract 5%. Unlike most states, there is no reduction for transfers within a family. Indicative figures compiled July 2026 — confirm before executing.
Is there really no family concession for gift deeds in Delhi?
Correct, and it is the single most important thing to understand before planning a Delhi transfer. A gift to your own child attracts the same duty as a gift to a stranger — only the donee's gender changes the rate. Income tax exemption under Section 56(2)(x) still applies to gifts between specified relatives, but that is a separate matter from stamp duty.
Does it cost less to gift property to my daughter than my son in Delhi?
Yes. Because the concession is based on the donee's gender, gifting to a woman attracts 4% against 6% for a man. On a ₹2 crore property that is a ₹4 lakh difference. Where a transfer to multiple children is planned, how it is structured has a real cost consequence.
Can I gift a leasehold DDA flat in Delhi?
Not freely. Where the property is leasehold under DDA or L&DO, the land-owning agency's permission is generally required and conversion to freehold is often the cleaner route before transfer. A registered deed alone does not bind the agency. Establishing tenure is the first thing we check for Delhi property.
Which Sub-Registrar Office covers my Delhi property?
Delhi has seventeen Sub-Registrar offices, from Kashmere Gate and Mehrauli to Dwarka, Rohini, Saket and Preet Vihar, with jurisdiction following the property's location. Appointments are booked through DORIS, which we handle as part of the service.
How is circle rate different from market value?
Circle rate is the government-notified minimum value for a locality and property category. Duty is computed on circle rate value or actual consideration, whichever is higher — so the circle rate, not what the property might fetch, usually sets the floor for what you pay.