Gift deed
Will Drafting & Probate Registration in Mohali
Known locally as Vasiyat (ਦਾਨ ਪੱਤਰ). Drafted, verified and registered by Punjab legal partners — fixed fee from ₹12,999 onwards*.
Serving Mohali and the surrounding belt: Chandigarh, Panchkula, Zirakpur, Kharar, Rupnagar, Banur, Derabassi, Landran, Kurali and Patiala.
The above charges do not include government fees, stamp duty, or any additional incidental / out-of-pocket expenses incurred at government offices.
Will Drafting scope & turnaround in Mohali
Under the Indian Succession Act, 1925. Most Mohali properties fall within Municipal Corporation Mohali / GMADA limits.
A will attracts no stamp duty and registration is optional. Probate was never mandatory in Punjab, and following the 2025 omission of Section 213 it is not mandatory anywhere in India.
How a will drafting is registered in Mohali
- Establish exactly what the testator owns solely, jointly and as coparcener.
- Identify beneficiaries and ensure no intended witness is also a beneficiary.
- Draft the will with an asset schedule, executor appointment and express revocation of earlier wills.
- Execute before two witnesses who attest in the testator's presence.
- Obtain a medical fitness certificate where the testator is elderly or unwell.
- Register the will at the Sub-Registrar Office — optional but evidentially valuable.
- Consider probate only where the estate is large or a challenge is anticipated.
Documents required in Mohali
- Schedule of all immovable property
- Schedule of financial assets
- Two non-beneficiary witnesses
- Original title deed / mother deed and the prior chain
- Encumbrance Certificate or equivalent search record
- Latest property tax paid receipt
- Aadhaar and PAN of all parties and witnesses
- Proof of relationship, where a family concession is claimed
Sub-Registrar Offices in Mohali
SAS Nagar (Mohali)KhararDerabassiBanurBoothgarhMajri
Local terms used in Mohali registration offices
Mutation in revenue records
Record of Rights
Crop and cultivation inspection record
What goes wrong — Punjab and Mohali specifics
Probate was never mandatory in Punjab
Section 213 applied only to the former presidency towns of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. It was omitted entirely by the Repealing and Amending Act, 2025, so probate is now optional across India.
A beneficiary who witnesses the will loses their bequest
A bequest to a person who attests the will is void, though the will survives. Families routinely use a child as witness and unintentionally void that inheritance.
The exemption is notification-based, not statutory
Punjab exempts gifts to blood relatives from stamp duty, but the exemption and its relative list have been varied by notification over time. The position at the date of registration governs, and this is the single most important thing to confirm for a Punjab gift.
GMADA allotment conditions govern most sector plots
Greater Mohali Area Development Authority plots carry conditions on construction timelines and transfer. The Authority's own record must be updated separately from revenue mutation.
Unapproved colonies along the Kharar and Zirakpur belt
Rapid growth outside GMADA sectors produced colonies without approval or with partial regularisation. Building permission and loan availability are affected in ways a sale deed does not cure.
Will Drafting services across Mohali
Will Drafting FAQs — Mohali
What should I check before buying in Kharar or Zirakpur?
Colony approval status above all. Much of that belt developed outside GMADA's approved sectors, with partial or no regularisation. Construction on site is not evidence that the colony is approved, and unapproved status affects building permission and loan eligibility permanently.
Is a GMADA sector plot different from a private colony plot?
Yes. GMADA allotments carry conditions on construction timelines and transfer, and the Authority maintains its own record. Revenue mutation does not update it, so a separate transfer application is required.
Which Sub-Registrar Office covers Mohali sectors?
The SAS Nagar office serves the Mohali sectors, with Kharar, Derabassi, Banur, Boothgarh and Majri covering surrounding areas. Jurisdiction follows the property's location.
Does Punjab's blood-relative exemption apply in Mohali?
Mohali is in Punjab, so the state's exemption for gifts to blood relatives applies, subject to the notification in force. Note that neighbouring Chandigarh and Panchkula are separate jurisdictions with their own positions.