1. make an application for stamp duty refund to the Collector of stamp u/s 47 of the Maharashtra Stamps Act, 1958
2. such an application can be made if following criteria is met -
- full stamp duty is paid on the instrument
- the instrument is duly registered
- possession is not yet given
- the transaction has been cancelled by executing and registering a cancellation deed within 5 years of signing the agreement to sell
3. if above criteria are met then the application can be made within 6 months of the registration of the cancellation deed, for refund of stamp duty
Follow up -
as per the agreement the builder will deduct 10% of total consideration towards damages or penalty for cancellation of allotment by flat buyer
the builder must have paid the GST, so he cannot deduct the GST amount. You will have to claim refund of GST
Also the stamp duty would have been paid in your name by the builder. So you will have to follow the above procedure for refund of stamp duty. The builder cannot deduct the stamp duty amount