Supreme Court upholds Gujarat HC relief to Vodafone Idea, strikes down Rs 7.64 cr stamp duty penaltyThe Supreme Court supported the Gujarat High Court's decision. It cancelled a Rs 7.64 crore penalty on Vodafone Idea Telecom. The penalty w...
22 Jul, 2025, 08.51 PM IST
Maharashtra govt’s stamp duty amnesty extension to help redevelopment projectsThe scheme that allows property buyers, who have either not paid or paid insufficient stamp duty on their purchase agreements, to regulariz...
17 Mar, 2024, 05.55 PM IST
Everything you need to know about the Draft Indian Stamp Bill, 2023The Centre has released a draft of the proposed Indian Stamp Bill, 2023, to replace the outdated India Stamp Act, 1899. The draft bill intr...
24 Jan, 2024, 05.03 PM IST
Rajasthan government reduces stamp duty and district lease committee ratesOn the demand of the developers in the state, the CM announced to reduce stamp duty on housing units in multi-storey buildings from 6% to 4...
25 Feb, 2021, 11.25 AM IST
Five personal finance changes effective from July 1To provide relief to the common man from the financial burden of coronavirus-induced lockdown, the government in March 2020 has made relaxa...
02 Jul, 2020, 02.29 PM IST
Delhi government makes registration of all leasehold property sales compulsoryThe aim is to stop misinformation that such properties cannot be registered and to bring properties in the loop of compulsory registration.
15 Nov, 2014, 11.36 AM IST
Move by Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh to impose stamp duty to hit road projectsStamp duty rates vary across states, but even if a 5% duty is charged on an average, highway development costs would soar by an few hundred...
10 May, 2013, 04.26 AM IST
- CAG raps Delhi Government for loss of Rs 2,310 crore in tax collection
Under assessment, irregular claims of exemption and other shortcomings in tax collection system of Delhi Government have caused a loss of o...
02 Apr, 2013, 09.19 PM IST
- Shanti Bhushan's petition in stamp duty evasion case dismissed
The court, however, waived a penalty of Rs 27 lakh slapped on Bhushan by Assistant Collector Stamps, Allahabad, vide order dated 06.01.2012.
23 Jan, 2013, 08.54 PM IST
- Supreme Court orders co-op flat owners in Noida to register flats as per new circle rates
According to the UP stamp department, the judgement would affect around 15,000 flat owners and leave the govt richer by roughly Rs 100 cror...
28 Jul, 2011, 08.23 AM IST
- SC issues contempt notices to UP govt, Noida authority
A bench of justices HS Bedi and Chandramauli Prasad issued the notices and sought their response within eight weeks.
06 Feb, 2011, 10.58 AM IST
- 100 years on, government reworks property registration rules
Registering a property could soon be painless affair with the government planning to replace the century-old Indian Stamp Act, 1899 with a ...
20 Mar, 2010, 01.29 AM IST
- SC restrains UP govt from taking steps against Tata Tele
The Supreme Court has restrained the UP govt from taking steps against Tata Teleservices in recovering more than Rs 16.67 lakh on account o...
23 Apr, 2009, 02.56 PM IST
- Maharashtra Govt announces stamp duty amnesty scheme
Maharashtra Government on Wednesday announced the stamp duty amnesty scheme whereby property purchasers who did not pay stamp duty on purch...
12 Jun, 2008, 01.48 AM IST
- Film stars, malls fail to pay stamp duty
New segments brought under the Stamp Duty Act of Maharashtra have failed to realise any significant revenues for the state with many of the...
13 May, 2007, 01.30 PM IST
- Govt to amend Stamps Act
Government on Tuesday proposed to amend the Indian Stamp Act to delegate powers to states for consolidation of stamp duties and validate in...
28 Feb, 2006, 08.03 PM IST
- Govt may roll out uniform stamp duty, tighten norms
The Centre has finally initiated a move to usher in uniformity in the stamp duty rates across states in the medium term. This has been a lo...
24 Feb, 2003, 01.56 AM IST